Haptic

//ˈhæptɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the sense of touch. not-comparable

    "So there may be sciences of touch, taste, and smell; which will be Haptic, Geustic and Osphrantic."

  2. 2
    Of or relating to haptics (“the study of user interfaces that use the sense of touch”). not-comparable

    "[T]he new standard should encompass other media, such as video, audio (both captured and synthetic), and in principle be extensible to new modalities such as haptic output and speech or gestural input, which have become increasingly integrated within graphics applications; […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
tactiletactiletactiletactual

Example

More examples

"Haptic sensations defy precise description."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἁπτικός (haptikós, “able to come in contact with”), from ἅπτω (háptō, “to touch”) + -ικός (-ikós, suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

Related phrases

haptic interface

More for "haptic"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.