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portableness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English portable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English portableness From portable + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being portable; portability.
    • The portableness of the radio apps have increased the popularity of Radio Wimbledon. 2011 January 7, Nicholas McCarvel, “Radio Wimbledon Adapts to the Times”, in The New York Times: