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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"
noun
- 1. a desirable person, thing, or quality: "the store sells various desirables"
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.
adjective. 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.
(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…
Something that is desirable is worth having or doing because it is useful, necessary, or popular. Prolonged negotiation was not desirable. The crowd moved indoors for what were deemed the most desirable items.
adj. 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.