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.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not able to be carried or... immovable fixed stationary unwieldy cumbersome

Opposites

portable movable transportable

Word family

Related forms portable port

Etymology

From non- ('not') + portable, from Late Latin portabilis, from Latin portare ('to carry').

non Latin portare Latin

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# 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 - to carry

## 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

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