sortable

Etymology

From sort +‎ -able, after Middle French sortable.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːtəb(ə)l/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)təbəl

Adjective

sortable (comparative more sortable, superlative most sortable)

1. (obsolete) Suitable; proper, appropriate. [from 16th c.]
   • 1603, John Florio, transl.; Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes, […], printed at London: […] Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:
     , II.28:

     If we must needs study, let us study something sorteable to our condition […].

2. That can be sorted. [from 20th c.]

Noun

sortable (plural sortables)

1. (graphical user interface) A component that allows a sequence of items to be reordered via drag and drop.

Anagrams

• bloaters, latrobes, retablos, rotables, storable

Adjective

sortable (plural sortables)

1. presentable

Further reading

• “sortable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).