sortable

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UK/ˈsɔːtəb(ə)l/

adjective

That can be sorted.

Opposite
nonsortableunsortable
OriginMiddle French sortable →
UncommonFirst used 20th c.Scrabble 10
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Meanings

adjectivesortable (comparative more sortable, superlative most sortable)

comparative more sortable · superlative most sortable

  1. That can be sorted.First known use 20th c.

    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. obsoleteSuitable; proper, appropriate.First known use 16th c.

    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
nounsortable (plural sortables)

plural sortables

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

Synonyms & antonyms

antonym(s) of “that can be sorted”

Opposite
nonsortableunsortable

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchsortable
  2. Englishsortable

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

More words from Middle French

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sortable

portabletransportable
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Anagrams

storable
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APA

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Chicago

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