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The definition of desirable is something or someone attractive and wanted.

(adjective)

A great job that everyone wants is an example of something that would be described as a desirable job.

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See desirable in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

worth wanting or having; worthwhile, beneficial, expedient, etc.
arousing desire; pleasing, attractive, etc.

Origin: ME < OFr: see desire & -able

noun

a desirable person or thing

Related Forms:

desirability noun or desirableness
desirably adverb

See desirable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

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.
Worth doing or achieving; advisable: a desirable reform; a desirable outcome.
Arousing desire, especially sexual desire.

noun

A desirable person or thing.

Related Forms:

de·sirˌa·bilˈi·ty, de·sirˈa·ble·ness noun

de·sirˈa·bly adverb

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