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- Dictionarydesirable/dɪˈzʌɪərəbl/
adjective
- 1. wished for as being an attractive, useful, or necessary course of action: "it is desirable to check that nothing has been forgotten" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a desirable person or thing: "the store sells various desirables"
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worth having and wanted by most people: Reducing class sizes in schools is a desirable aim. highly desirable It's regarded as a highly desirable job. The house is in a very desirable area of the city. Fewer examples. This underdeveloped area is much less desirable to investors than one of the major centres.
The meaning of DESIRABLE is having pleasing qualities or properties : attractive. How to use desirable in a sentence.
Something that is desirable is worth having or doing because it is useful, necessary, or popular.
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.
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.
Desirable definition: worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine. See examples of DESIRABLE used in a sentence.
(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)
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.
What does the word desirable mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word desirable, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word desirable? About 20 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
