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Webster 1913 Edition
Desirable
De-sir′a-ble
,Adj.
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
Desire, and objects move the appetite.
desirable
exciteDesire, and objects move the appetite.
Blackmore.
Webster 1828 Edition
Desirable
DESIRABLE
, a.1.
Worthy of desire; that is to be wished for with sincerity or earnestness. An easy address is a desirable accomplishment; real virtue is still more desirable.2.
Pleasing; agreeable.All of them desirable young men. Ezek. 23.
Definition 2024
desirable
desirable
See also: désirable
English
Adjective
desirable (comparative more desirable, superlative most desirable)
- Suitable, worthy to be desired.
- This applicant has almost all desirable properties.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page vii
- With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get […]
Antonyms
Translations
suitable to be desired
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Noun
desirable (plural desirables)
- A thing that people want; something that is desirable.
- There are plenty of desirables on display in the window.