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holdable

holdable

3.3
Easy to pick up with one hand
  • adjective
  • /ˈhoʊldəbl/
translation icon : sostenible
  • The new phone is lightweight and easily holdable with one hand.

Examples

  • The sculpture was small enough to be holdable during the demonstration.

  • This box is holdable with one hand.

  • For safety, make sure all tools are holdable by children before use.

  • The holdable items are easy to carry.

  • The new phone is lightweight and easily holdable with one hand.

  • The sculpture was small enough to be holdable during the demonstration.

  • For safety, make sure all tools are holdable by children before use.

Synonyms

grabbable
vsholdable
3.5

Easy to pick up with your hand

can be kept in the hand but may need more effort to take

Antonyms

ungraspable
8.6

Too small or slippery to hold in the hand

How Easy

handy
9 1.7
compact
60 4.1
holdable
3.3
bulky
35 2.3
unwieldy
16 6.7

Surface Forms

holdable positive

Morphology

holdable = hold (transparent) = hold + able

Productive and literal combination: 'hold' + '-able' meaning 'capable of being held' in a physical sense.

Etymology

Holdable comes from the common verb hold, which means 'to keep in your hands', plus the ending -able, which means 'can be'. So a holdable object is something you 'can hold' easily in your hand.