portable
/ˈpɔɹtəbəl/noun, adjective3 syllables
Portable means: easily or conveniently transported.
Synonyms for portable16
adjective, as in easily or conveniently transported
man-portable, movable, takeout, take-away
adjective, as in of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull
outboard
also used for portable
bearable, shiftable, transportable, carriable, fieldable, grab-and-go, handcarried, portatile, portative, totable, bathroom
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Opposites of portable
unportable
What does portable mean?3
adjective
1
easily or conveniently transported“a portable television set”
2
of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull“a portable outboard motor”
noun
1
a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Portable in a sentence
- Oleg's phone battery died, but luckily, he had a portable charger with him.Amastan
- The helmets are equipped with portable thermal scanners.Hybrid
- Matthew brought a small portable tent for his backpacking trip.Amastan
- A yurt is a portable dome-shaped tent.Amastan
- Dr. Hawking communicates with the aid of a speech synthesizer and a portable computer.Hybrid
- The reception on this portable TV is terrible.chaule3
- We therefore introduce a small portable cabin that can be divided in half and carried anywhere.neron
- Octopuses use coconut shells as portable shelters.zumley
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Forms of portable
as a noun
- plural
- portables