Dictionary

sortable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɔːtəb(ə)l/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French sortable; equivalent to sort + -able.

Meanings

1. That can be sorted.
   • Text is searchable, sortable, copyable, pastable, printable and forwardable. 2007 February 15, David Pogue, “Freedom for Prisoners of Voice Mail”, in The New York Times:
2. (obsolete) Suitable; proper, appropriate.
   • If we must needs study, let us study something sorteable to our condition[…]. 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 28, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

Forms

Antonyms

nonsortable (antonym(s) of “that can be sorted”) · unsortable (antonym(s) of “that can be sorted”)

Deriveds

sortably

sortable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɔːtəb(ə)l/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French sortable; equivalent to sort + -able.

Meanings

1. A component that allows a sequence of items to be reordered via drag and drop.

Forms