desirable

[ dih-zahyuh r-uh-buh l ]

/ dɪˈzaɪər ə bəl /

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adjective

worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine: a desirable apartment.

arousing desire or longing: a desirable man or woman.

advisable; recommendable: a desirable law.

noun

a person or thing that is desirable.

Origin of desirable

1350–1400; Middle English < Old French. See desire, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM desirable

de·sir·a·bil·i·ty, de·sir·a·ble·ness, noun de·sir·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby desirable

designment, desilver, desilverize, desinence, desipramine, desirable, desire, desire under the elms, desired, desirous, desist

Example sentences from the Web for desirability

I listed the acceptable outcomes as three, in order of desirability.

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One can disagree with the desirability or the consequences of some of these goals.

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Socially, too, making yourself a bit scarce increases your desirability, but mainly it suits your increasingly private nature.

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But as the desirability of a technology increases, she said, so too does its effectiveness along with the willingness to use it.

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Instantly, all his powers of reflection flew to the winds, and he thought only upon the desirability of getting help at once.

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But the stereotyped use of the bordure wavy in England with a set meaning, gives to the wavy variety a lack of desirability.

The Handbook to English Heraldry |Charles Boutell
The desirability of extension of this service is constantly in review.

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Jealousy places the desirability of its subject above everything.

Mlle. Fouchette |Charles Theodore Murray
It is worthy of note that I had never up to this time considered the desirability of marriage.

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British Dictionary definitions for desirability

desirable

/ (dɪˈzaɪərəbəl) /

adjective

worthy of desire or recommendation a desirable residence

arousing desire, esp sexual desire; attractive

noun

a person or thing that is the object of desire

Derived forms of desirable

desirability or desirableness, noun desirably, adverb

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adjective

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desirable

adjective

noun

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adjective

noun

Derived forms of desirable

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