nonportable C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /nɑnˈpɔrtəbəl/ UK /nɒnˈpɔːtəbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj not able to be carried or easily moved The mainframe was nonportable and filled an entire room. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not able to be carried or... immovablefixedstationaryunwieldycumbersome ↔ Opposites portablemovabletransportable Word family Related forms portableport Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + portable, from Late Latin portabilis, from Latin portare ('to carry'). non Latin portare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nonportable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /nɑnˈpɔrtəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /nɒnˈpɔːtəbəl/ ## Meanings 1. not able to be carried or easily moved ## Examples - The mainframe was nonportable and filled an entire room. ## Synonyms - immovable - fixed - stationary - unwieldy - cumbersome ## Antonyms - portable - movable - transportable ## Related Forms - portable - port ## Roots and Affixes - Root: non - Root: portare ## Etymology From non- ('not') + portable, from Late Latin portabilis, from Latin portare ('to carry'). ## AI Etymology Nonportable is from non- ('not') + portable, from Late Latin portabilis, from Latin portare ('to carry'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin) and portare (Latin). Morphologically, the non- element marks negation or exclusion while the base supplies the domain being denied. The modern sense is largely compositional: the word names the absence, exclusion, or opposite of the base idea. In current use it covers not able to be carried or easily moved. The wider family includes related words such as portable and port. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown