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carryable

carryable

3.1
Easy to carry by one person
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɛriəbl/
translation icon : transportable
  • I chose a carryable lantern for our camping trip to ensure easy transport.

Examples

  • She had felt exhilarated then, glad to be attempting what she believed she should do, and for a little while, the pack had felt carryable.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Why don't you check out the one where I built a like duffel bag carryable editing rig for our very first CES?

  • Once they stop being baggable and carryable, not so interesting, but not so cute on social media.

  • Once they stop being baggable and carryable, not so interesting, but not so cute on social media.

  • The lightweight backpack is carryable, making it convenient for long hikes.

  • This carryable suitcase fits perfectly in the overhead compartment of the plane.

Synonyms

light
vscarryable
405 1.0

Not heavy and easy to carry

stresses being easy to carry rather than merely having low weight
portable
vscarryable
157 2.9

Easy to carry or move because it is small and light

focuses on being easy to carry regardless of size reasons
movable
vscarryable
13 2.5

Can be carried to another place

requires ease of carrying rather than just movability
transportable
vscarryable
3 3.7

Able to be moved or carried from one place to another

emphasizes easy carrying rather than mere ability to move
man-portable
vscarryable
  • Specialized
1 5.1

Light enough for one person to carry

is about being easy to carry generally, not limited to one carrier
ultraportable
vscarryable
1 4.2

Very light and easy to carry, like small laptops and phones

means easy to carry but not necessarily extremely light
wieldy
vscarryable
1 8.5

Easy to hold or use and not awkward to carry

concerns being easy to carry specifically rather than easy handling
portative
vscarryable
8.0

Small and light enough to carry easily, often about musical instruments

applies more broadly to any object, not only instruments

Antonyms

Hard to move or steer

How Portable

pocket-sized
3 3.2
carryable
3.1
bulky
35 2.3
unwieldy
16 6.7

Surface Forms

carryable positive

Morphology

carryable = carry (transparent) = carry + able

Standard adjectival formation from the verb 'carry' using '-able' meaning 'able to be carried'.

Etymology

Carryable comes from the verb carry and the ending -able, which means 'able to be'. So a carryable object is something you can easily pick up and move from one place to another, like a small speaker or a bag.