Sort meaning

What does “sort” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“sort” is a noun and verb with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality.

sort

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
“sculpture is a form of art”
“what kinds of desserts are there?”
Synonymskind form variety
an approximate definition or example
“she wore a sort of magenta dress”
“she served a creamy sort of dessert thing”
a person of a particular character or nature
“what sort of person is he?”
“he's a good sort”
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
“the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting”
Synonymssorting

examine in order to test suitability
“screen these samples”
“screen the job applicants”
Synonymsscreen screen out sieve
arrange or order by classes or categories
“How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?”
Synonymsclassify class assort sort out separate

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University