'Portable' definitions:
Definition of 'portable'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Easily or conveniently transported; "a portable television set" [ant: unportable]
adjective
Of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull; "a portable outboard motor"
noun
A small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried
Definition of 'Portable'
From: GCIDE
- Portable \Port"a*ble\, a. [L. portabilis, fr. portare to carry: cf. F. portable. See Port demeanor.]
- 1. Capable of being borne or carried; easily transported; conveyed without difficulty; as, a portable bed, desk, engine. --South. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Possible to be endured; supportable. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- How light and portable my pain seems now! --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Portable forge. See under Forge.
- Portable steam engine. See under Steam engine. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'portable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- assignable,
- carriable,
- communicable,
- compact,
- conductive,
- consignable,
- contagious,
- convenient,
- conveyable,
- expressable,
- handy,
- impartable,
- interchangeable,
- light,
- lightweight,
- little,
- mailable,
- manageable,
- metathetic,
- movable,
- pocket,
- pocket-sized,
- portative,
- removable,
- small,
- transferable,
- transfusable,
- transmissible,
- transmissive,
- transmittable,
- transportable,
- transportative,
- transposable,
- vest-pocket,
- wieldy