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
desirable (comparative more desirable, superlative most desirable)
Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.
• undesirable
desirable (plural desirables)
A thing that people want; something that is desirable.
• 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
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
