tactile
/ˈtæktəl/
adjective
- Related to the sense of touch or the feeling of physical contact.
- The artist created a tactile sculpture that people were encouraged to feel with their hands.
- Babies learn a lot through tactile exploration, touching everything they can reach.
- Some fabrics have a soft, pleasant tactile quality, while others feel rough.
- Describing a person who likes to touch others or be touched, often as a way of communicating.
- Tactile learners remember things better when they can handle objects while studying.
- My grandmother is a very tactile person; she always hugs everyone hello.
- He is not very tactile and prefers to keep some physical distance from others.