port´a|ble|ness

port´a|ble|ness
port|a|ble «PR tuh buhl, POHR-», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. capable of being carried or moved; easily carried: »

A portable typewriter can be moved from place to place.

2. having to do with or designating a pension plan under which a worker's contributions and privileges are carried over from one job or employer to another: »

a portable pension plan or legislation.

3. Obsolete. that can be borne or tolerated; bearable: »

How light and portable my pain seems now! (Shakespeare).

–n.
something designed to be carried or readily moved, such as a typewriter or radio: »

My sister's TV is a portable.

[< Late Latin portābilis < Latin portāre to carry]
port´a|ble|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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