portable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ˈpʰɔɹɾɪ̈bl̩] (US)
- /ˈpoː(r).ʈə.bɨl/ (India)
- /ˈpɔː(ɹ)təbəl/ (UK)
- /ˈpɔː(ɹ)təbl̩/ (UK)
- /ˈpɔɹtəbl̩/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈpɔɹtəbəl/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English portable, from Middle French portable and Latin portābilis. By surface analysis, port (“to carry”) + -able.
Meanings
- Able to be carried or easily moved.
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Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
a portable pension plan
Even though Houston’s moment was already fading by the late 2000s, the city’s hip-hop culture proved to be endlessly portable and disseminatable.
2015 August 9, Jon Caramanica, “Pimp C in a Journalist’s Back Pages”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2021:
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Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.
How do Java and C# create cross-platform, portable programs, and why can't C++ do the same?
2012, Herbert Schildt, C++: A Beginner's Guide, Second Edition, page 6:
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Of a program: able to be copied directly from one machine to another without the use of an installer.
Starting with release 1.7, a portable version allows all Host Attachment Kit commands to be run without installing the Host Attachment Kit.
2014, Bertrand Dufrasne, Bruce Allworth, Desire Brival, IBM XIV Storage System: Host Attachment and Interoperability, page 10:
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(obsolete) Bearable, endurable.
How light and portable my paine ſeemes now, / When that which makes me bend, makes the King bow.
c. 1603–1606 (date written), [William Shakespeare], […] His True Chronicle Historie of the Life and Death of King Lear and His Three Daughters. […] (First Quarto), London: […] Nathaniel Butter, […], published 1608, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vi], signature [G4], verso:[N]one be choſen to be upon the Council but Magiſtrats and Craftſmen, actual and real Burgeſſes dwelling within the Town, and bearing all portable charges within the ſame; […]
1707, W[illiam] B[lack], “Sect[ion] I. Anent Their Regulating Elections within the Burgh.”, in The Privileges of the Royal Burrows […], Edinburgh: […] [T]he Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, […], →OCLC, chapter V (Of the Constitution of the Convention of Burrows, and Their Privileges), page 47:It was also objected against John Chrystie in Spittell that he not being ane residenter within this burgh could not vote. To quhich it was answered that he is ane burges of the burgh and hes borne portable burding with the remanent burgesses these xxiiij yeares bygone.
1689, R[obert] Renwick, editor, Extracts from the Records of the Royal Burgh of Stirling. A.D. 1667-1752. […], Glasgow: […] [T]he Glasgow Stirlingshire and Sons of the Rock Society, published 1889, →OCLC, page 58:Christianity consists in a blessed exchange of yokes between Christ and a pious soul. He takes our uneasy yoke, and gives his easy yoke: the soul puts upon him that unsupportable yoke of transgressions, and takes from him the portable yoke of his commandments.
a. 1654, Hugh Binning, “Sermon VIII. Matt[hew] xi. 29.—Take my yoke upon you, &c.”, in James Cochrane, editor, The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning: […] (Select Library of Scottish Divines: […]; III), volume III, Edinburgh: William Whyte & Co. […], published 1840, →OCLC, page 244:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most portable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more portable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
immobile · permanent · anchored · stationary · nonportable · immovable · lugsome · fixed · unportable · immotile
Deriveds
porta-potty · portable executable · semiportable · portable phone · portabilization · portable stove · heliportable · portable telephone · man-portable · superportable · ultraportable · nonportable · portable art · portableness · portafilter · hand-portable · portably · portaledge · unportable · airportable · portable engine · portability
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
superportable · ultraportable · semiportable · man-portable
Relateds
hand-held · transportable · pocket-sized · loose · collapsible · pocket-size · pocket · foldout · foldable · fold-up · move
Synonyms
portable · abideable · fieldable · grab-and-go · livable · survivable · abideable · endurable · handcarried · shiftable · portable · livable · withstandable · portatile · survivable · tolerable · supportable · sufferable · shiftable · transportable · transportable · bearable · bearable · totable · bearable · carriable · portative
Translations (72)
ru переносно́й (able to be carried or moved) · fr portable (able to be carried or moved) · pt portátil (able to be carried or moved) · oc portable (able to be carried or moved) · fi matka- (able to be carried or moved) · da bærbar (able to be carried or moved) · tr seyyar (able to be carried or moved) · la portabilis (able to be carried or moved) · ru портативный (running on multiple systems) · ast portátil (able to be carried or moved) · mi tangara (able to be carried or moved) · fi kannettava (able to be carried or moved) · be перано́сны (able to be carried or moved) · tr taşınabilir (able to be carried or moved) · pdt droagboa (able to be carried or moved) · pl przenośny (able to be carried or moved) · nl draagbaar (able to be carried or moved) · ka პორტატული (able to be carried or moved) · nb flyttbar (able to be carried or moved) · eo portebla (able to be carried or moved) · no portabel (running on multiple systems) · nn flyttbar (able to be carried or moved) · fr portatif (able to be carried or moved) · kix wāshîkò (able to be carried or moved) · bg преносим (able to be carried or moved) · be партаты́ўны (able to be carried or moved) · it portatile (able to be carried or moved) · la lātīcius (able to be carried or moved) · ka გადასატანი (able to be carried or moved) · grc περιφορητός (able to be carried or moved) · ca portable (able to be carried or moved) · nb bærbar (able to be carried or moved) · ar مَحْمُول (able to be carried or moved) · es portátil (able to be carried or moved) · uk переносни́й (able to be carried or moved) · ru портати́вный (able to be carried or moved) · pl przenośny (running on multiple systems) · grc ἀγώγιμος (able to be carried or moved) · la circumlatitius (able to be carried or moved) · ka მოძრავი (able to be carried or moved) · az daşınan (able to be carried or moved) · ka გადატანადი (able to be carried or moved) · pt portável (able to be carried or moved) · fr portable (running on multiple systems) · de portabel (able to be carried or moved) · cs přenosný (able to be carried or moved) · cy cludadwy (able to be carried or moved) · sk prenosný (able to be carried or moved) · cmn 便攜式 /便携式 (able to be carried or moved) · cmn 輕便的 /轻便的 (able to be carried or moved) · de portabel (running on multiple systems) · fi siirrettävä (running on multiple systems) · ca portàtil (able to be carried or moved) · es portable (running on multiple systems) · az daşınabilən (able to be carried or moved) · tr portatif (able to be carried or moved) · el φορητός (able to be carried or moved) · fi siirrettävä (able to be carried or moved) · nb portabel (able to be carried or moved) · ka ტარებადი (able to be carried or moved) · pt portável (running on multiple systems) · gl portátil (able to be carried or moved) · nn portabel (able to be carried or moved) · la carriabilis (able to be carried or moved) · sh nosivo (able to be carried or moved) · hy շարժական (able to be carried or moved) · ka სატარებელი (able to be carried or moved) · de tragbar (able to be carried or moved) · th เคลื่อนที่ (able to be carried or moved) · hu hordozható (able to be carried or moved) · es portable (able to be carried or moved) · sh nosiv (able to be carried or moved)