This riddle asks: what can you give someone without ever touching them?
A common answer is a compliment.
You can give someone a compliment with nothing more than your words. There is no need to hand them an object or make any physical contact at all.
The trick is that the word “give” often makes us think of passing something from one person to another. But we also give advice, encouragement, compliments, and kind words. Those things can have a real effect even though they are not physical objects.
That is why “a compliment” fits the clue so well: it can be given instantly, from across a room or even in a message, without ever touching the other person.
