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- Dictionarydesirable/dɪˈzʌɪərəbl/
adjective
- 1. wished for as being an attractive, useful, or necessary course of action: "it is desirable to check that nothing has been forgotten" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a desirable person or thing: "the store sells various desirables"
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The meaning of DESIRABLE is having pleasing qualities or properties : attractive. How to use desirable in a sentence.
adjective. us / dɪˈzɑɪər·ə·bəl / Add to word list. worth wanting or having: Good pay and interesting work make this a very desirable job. The new store is in a highly desirable location. desirability. noun [ U ] us / dɪˌzɑɪər·əˈbɪl·ət̬·i / Taxes can limit the desirability of home ownership.
Desirable definition: worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine. See examples of DESIRABLE used in a sentence.
worth having or seeking or achieving. “a desirable job”. “computer with many desirable features”. “a desirable outcome”. synonyms: coveted, desired, in demand, sought after. greatly desired. delectable, sexually attractive. capable of arousing desire.
adj. 1. Worth having or seeking, as by being useful, advantageous, or pleasing: a desirable job in the film industry; a home computer with many desirable features. 2. Worth doing or achieving; advisable: a desirable reform; a desirable outcome. 3. Arousing desire, especially sexual desire. n. A desirable person or thing.
Something that is desirable is worth having or doing because it is useful, necessary, or popular.
(formal) that you would like to have or do; worth having or doing. She chatted for a few minutes about the qualities she considered desirable in a secretary. Such measures are desirable, if not essential. The house has many desirable features. Experience of computers is highly desirable. It is desirable that…