pocket-size

Questions about pocket-size

What does pocket-size mean?

pocket-size means "relatively moderate, limited, or small". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pocket-size?

pocket-size has 3 syllables and divides as poc-ket--size under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for pocket-size?

Close synonyms include minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-sized. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pocket-size a common word?

pocket-size is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.