DESIRABLE

desirable

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”

desirable, suitable, worthy

(adjective) worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; “the parents found the girl suitable for their son”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

desirable (comparative more desirable, superlative most desirable)

Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.

Antonyms

• undesirable

Noun

desirable (plural desirables)

A thing that people want; something that is desirable.

Anagrams

• barleeids, bride-ales, derisable, rideables

Source: Wiktionary


De*sir"a*ble, a. Etym: [F. désirable, fr. L. desiderabilis. See Desire, v. t.]

Definition: Worthy of desire or longing; fitted to excite desire or a wish to possess; pleasing; agreeable. All of them desirable young men. Ezek. xxiii. 12. As things desirable excite Desire, and objects move the appetite. Blackmore.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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