Desirable Definition

dĭ-zīrə-bəl
adjective
Worth wanting or having; worthwhile, beneficial, expedient, etc.
Webster's New World
Worth doing or achieving; advisable.
A desirable reform; a desirable outcome.
American Heritage
Arousing desire; pleasing, attractive, etc.
Webster's New World

Suitable, worthy to be desired.

This applicant has almost all desirable properties.
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noun
A desirable person or thing.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • longed-for

Other Word Forms of Desirable

Noun

Singular:
desirable
Plural:
desirables

Origin of Desirable

  • From Old French desirable.

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Desirable Sentence Examples

  • It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right.

  • Secrecy, while occasionally necessary, is less desirable than openness.

  • She said she did not consider a degree of any real value, but thought it was much more desirable to do something original than to waste one's energies only for a degree.

  • He seems to have been regarded by his own party as a useful instrument, especially in disagreeable work, rather than as a desirable colleague.

  • A few words of further explanation may therefore be desirable.

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DDEDES

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ELEBLE

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