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holdable

holdable

1 3.3
Easy to pick up with one hand
  • adjective
  • /ˈhoʊldəbl/
: 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
1 3.5

Easy to pick up with your hand

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

Antonyms

ungraspable
1 8.6

Too small or slippery to hold in the hand

How Easy

handy
6 1.7
compact
80 4.1
holdable
1 3.3
bulky
34 2.3
unwieldy
14 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.