sortable
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French sortable; equivalent to sort + -able.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɔːtəb(ə)l/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)təbəl
Adjective edit
sortable (comparative more sortable, superlative most sortable)
- That can be sorted. [from 20th c.]
- (obsolete) Suitable; proper, appropriate. [from 16th c.]
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 28, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
- If we must needs study, let us study something sorteable to our condition […].
Antonyms edit
- (that can be sorted): nonsortable, unsortable
Noun edit
sortable (plural sortables)
- (graphical user interface) A component that allows a sequence of items to be reordered via drag and drop.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sortable (plural sortables)
Further reading edit
- “sortable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.