adj
Meaning 1
Small enough to fit into a pocket.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pocketable
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pocket-sized
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adj
Meaning 2
Small-scale, downsized.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
small enough to be carried in a garment pocket
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- pocket-size paperbacks
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pocket-size, pocketable
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
limited in size or scope
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a small business
- a newspaper with a modest circulation
- small-scale plans
- a pocket-size country
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: джобен формат (džoben format) — small
- Chinese Mandarin: 袖珍 (xiùzhēn) — small
- Dutch: in zakformaat — small
- Finnish: taskukokoinen — small
- Finnish: tasku- — small
- Polish: kieszonkowy — small
- Russian: карма́нный (karmánnyj) — small
- Bulgarian: миниатюрен (miniatjuren) — small-scale
- Chinese Mandarin: 微型 (wēixíng) — small-scale
- Finnish: taskukokoinen — small-scale
- Finnish: tasku- — small-scale
- Polish: kieszonkowy — small-scale