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- Dictionaryde·sir·a·ble/dəˈzīrəb(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. wanted or wished for as being an attractive, useful, or necessary course of action: "it is desirable to exercise some social control over technology" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a desirable person, thing, or quality: "the store sells various desirables"
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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.
The meaning of DESIRABLE is having pleasing qualities or properties : attractive. How to use desirable in a sentence.
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. (Definition of desirable from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Desirable definition: worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine. See examples of DESIRABLE used in a sentence.
Something that is desirable is worth having or doing because it is useful, necessary, or popular.
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.
(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…
If something is desirable, it is very good or attractive and most people would want it: A good education is highly desirable. Opposite. undesirable. (Definition of desirable from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Noun. Filter. adjective. Worth wanting or having; worthwhile, beneficial, expedient, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Worth doing or achieving; advisable. A desirable reform; a desirable outcome. American Heritage. Arousing desire; pleasing, attractive, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Suitable, worthy to be desired.
pleasing; suitable; attractive: a desirable apartment. arousing desire, esp. sexual desire: She looked very desirable in that dress. advisable; beneficial: a desirable law. de•sir•a•bil•i•ty /dɪˌzaɪrəˈbɪlɪti/ n. [ uncountable] de•sir•a•bly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024.
