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   De·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 advantageousadvisablewisesensibleprudentrecommendablehelpfulusefulbeneficialworthwhileprofitablepreferableexpedientin everyone's interestsOpposite disadvantageous
   • ▪ (of a person) arousing sexual desire: "she had never looked more desirable" Similar sexually attractiveattractivebeautifulprettyhandsomeappealingseductivealluringenchantingengagingeroticfetchingfascinatingbeguilingcaptivatingbewitchingirresistibleinformal:sexyhotbeddableOpposite unattractiveugly

   noun

   • 1. a desirable person, thing, or quality: "the store sells various desirables"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, suggested by Latin desiderabilis, from desiderare ‘to desire’ (see desiderate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. desirableness noun
   • 2. desirably adverb

   Scrabble Points: 12

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