portableadjective
uk/ˈpɔː.tə.bəl/us/ˈpɔːr.t̬ə.bəl/C1 light and small enough to be easily carried or moved:
a portable radio/phone/computer
possible to take with you if you move to a different place or job:
They offer portable pensions, carried by employees from job to job.
Your phone number is portable if you decide to move to a different home or office.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Small
- baby
- bijou
- bite-sized
- claustrophobic
- compact
- diminutive
- dinky
- elfin
- modest
- on the large, small, etc. side idiom
- petite
- pint-sized
- pocket handkerchief
- pocket-sized
- poky
- pygmy
- side
- skimpy
- undersized
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Light and weightless
portability
noun [ U ] uk/ˌpɔː.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ˌpɔːr.t̬əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
The advantage of the smaller model is its greater portability.