portablenessn.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːtəblnəs/, U.S.

/ˈpɔrdəb(ə)lnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: portable adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < portable adj. + -ness suffix. Compare portability n.

Portability.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > transference > [noun] > conveying or transporting > action of carrying > ability to be carried

portableness1650

portability1667

1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iv. iv. 68 We may conclude them so substantiall, as was consistent with their portableness.

1673 F. Kirkman Counterfeit Lady Unveiled 42 He had changed..two hundred pounds of silver, into two hundred pieces of Gold, for the better portableness thereof.

1787 W. Combe Anderson's Hist. Origin Commerce (rev. ed.) I. p. lxvi Its [sc. gold's] portableness for large payments..will ever render its coins extremely useful in commerce.

1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters III. iv. i. 2 The old women who tie cherries upon sticks, for the more convenient portableness of the same.

1881 H. H. Gibbs Double Standard 44 Scarceness alone is not a sufficient qualification, nor imperishableness, nor portableness.

1923 Times 30 July 5/7 Portable fowl-houses... The initial outlay may be greater, but portableness within the garden is an advantage.

1984 Inc. July 67 The client had ordered up a word that would be memorable and at the same time ‘take command of the idea of portableness’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	portableness
释义	portablenessn. Brit. /ˈpɔːtəblnəs/, U.S. /ˈpɔrdəb(ə)lnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: portable adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < portable adj. + -ness suffix. Compare portability n. Portability. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > transference > [noun] > conveying or transporting > action of carrying > ability to be carried portableness1650 portability1667 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iv. iv. 68 We may conclude them so substantiall, as was consistent with their portableness. 1673 F. Kirkman Counterfeit Lady Unveiled 42 He had changed..two hundred pounds of silver, into two hundred pieces of Gold, for the better portableness thereof. 1787 W. Combe Anderson's Hist. Origin Commerce (rev. ed.) I. p. lxvi Its [sc. gold's] portableness for large payments..will ever render its coins extremely useful in commerce. 1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters III. iv. i. 2 The old women who tie cherries upon sticks, for the more convenient portableness of the same. 1881 H. H. Gibbs Double Standard 44 Scarceness alone is not a sufficient qualification, nor imperishableness, nor portableness. 1923 Times 30 July 5/7 Portable fowl-houses... The initial outlay may be greater, but portableness within the garden is an advantage. 1984 Inc. July 67 The client had ordered up a word that would be memorable and at the same time ‘take command of the idea of portableness’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1650
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