Meanings
alternative hand held · alternative handheld
- not comparableHeld in one or both hands.
He filmed the scene with a hand-held camera.
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The hand-held game console became popular with children.
plural hand-helds · alternative hand held · alternative handheld
- computingA personal digital assistant or video game console that is small enough to be held in the hands.
Near-synonyms: handheld console, hand-portable
Synonyms: handheld console, hand-portable
- A snack food that is held in the hands while eating.
We offer sandwiches, tacos, and other hand-helds.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA personal digital assistant or video game console that is small enough to be held in the hands.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivesmall and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 手提式的
- 手提式的 (shǒutíshì de)held in one hand
Danish håndholdt
- håndholdtheld in one hand
Finnish käsi-, kannettava
- käsi-held in one hand
- kannettavaheld in one hand
- käsikäyttöinenheld in one hand
French portable, portatif
- portableheld in one hand
- portatifheld in one hand
German Hand-, tragbare Videospielkonsole
- Hand-held in one hand
- tragbare Videospielkonsolepersonal digital assistant or video game console that is small enough to be held in the hands
- tragbare Spielkonsolepersonal digital assistant or video game console that is small enough to be held in the hands
Greek χειρός, χειρόφερτος
- χειρός (cheirós)held in one hand
- χειρόφερτος (cheirófertos)held in one hand
Hungarian kézi, kézben tartható/fogható
- kéziheld in one hand
- kézben tartható/foghatóheld in one hand
- kézi tartásúheld in one hand
Japanese ハンドヘルド
- ハンドヘルド (handoherudo)held in one hand
Norwegian Bokmål håndholdt
- håndholdtheld in one hand
Vietnamese cầm tay
- cầm tayheld in one hand
Cite this entry
hand-held. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand-held
“hand-held.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand-held. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hand-held,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand-held.
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