desirable
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3.2
- adjective
- /dɪˈzaɪərəbəl/
- No kind of life would be one that would be desirable and attractive forever.
- highly desirable
- most desirable
- more desirable
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Watch on YouTubeBut that doesn't change how desirable this person is.
- But that doesn't change how desirable this person is.
- They bring out the least desirable aspects of yourself.
- Even if some parts are scary or some parts aren't so desirable, that's OK.
- So you all agree that it is desirable to eliminate bias, right?
- Your ego says I want someone who proves I'm desirable, successful, good enough.
- This becomes even more true depending on how desirable the man is.
- But it's in an area that's not so desirable and it's on a busy St.
- The big rooms, the really desirable rooms, they were gone right away.
- That means that that pleasure is desirable in itself.
- But what your hormones are primed to do is to find a desirable situation for that egg.
- What are some of the end states, as you've said, which are desirable and are achievable?
- And if anybody can turn eating plants into something desirable, it's us.
Examples
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The latest smartphone model has several desirable features that attract many buyers.
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His body, which had always seemed so desirable, now looked boyish and insubstantial.
Fiction book (1990) -
But I also get men that are desirable for a variety of reasons.
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The big rooms, the really desirable rooms, they were gone right away.
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That means that that pleasure is desirable in itself.
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This is one of the most desirable and affordable neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
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And that's a pretty desirable product.
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Rural people consider woodfuels especially desirable because of their ease of use compared to other local fuels.
Academic text (1999) -
On the one hand, they're desirable and titillating.
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My eyes were focused on long-legged Allie, by far the most desirable female in the pack.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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1.0
Pleasant to experience or enjoyable to do
653
1.0
Pleasing to look at or enjoy and making people interested
241
2.3
Worth a lot of money, like a painting or necklace
168
2.3
Makes people like it, for example a friendly smile or a new idea
97
2.5
Something that people want very much
58
2.0
Giving a pleasant feeling of enjoyment or satisfaction
48
4.4
Wanted by many people because it is rare or special
44
3.7
A person or thing that people see as important because of good qualities
42
3.4
Very valuable to someone because they care about it
36
7.9
So attractive and wanted that people would do a lot to have it
30
4.1
Wanted by many people
12
4.4
Likely to make other people feel jealous
1
6.1
Wanted by many people because it looks attractive or is valuable
Worth wanting because it gives pleasure or benefit
Antonyms
How Desirable
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3.8
107
2.7
653
1.0
114
3.2
392
2.5
29
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
desirable = desire (transparent) = desir + able
The word 'desirable' is transparently derived from 'desire' with the suffix '-able', indicating something that is worth desiring or wanting.
Etymology
Desirable comes from the word desire, which means 'to want' or 'to long for'. So something desirable is worth wanting or is attractive to people.