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desirable

  • adjective
  • /dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl/

Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.

Example

“This applicant has almost all desirable properties.”

Other meanings

  1. Sexually attractive.

Synonyms

  • suitable
  • worthy

Antonyms

  • undesirable

Related words

  • indesirable
  • nondesirable
  • ultradesirable
  • desirability
  • desirableness

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “desirable” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.