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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DESIRABLE, a.
1. Worthy of desire; that is to be wished for with sincerity or earnestness. An easy address is a desirable accomplishment; real virtue is still more desirable.
2. Pleasing; agreeable.
All of them desirable young men. Ezek 23.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome" [ant: undesirable, unwanted]
2: worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son" [syn: desirable, suitable, worthy]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. having pleasing qualities or properties ; attractive <a desirable woman> 2. worth seeking or doing as advantageous, beneficial, or wise ; advisable <desirable legislation> • desirableness noun • desirably adverb II. noun Date: 1645 one that is desirable

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 worth having or wishing for (it is desirable that nobody should smoke). 2 arousing sexual desire; very attractive. Derivatives: desirability n. desirableness n. desirably adv. Etymology: ME f. OF (as DESIRE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Desirable De*sir"a*ble, a. [F. d['e]sirable, fr. L. desiderabilis. See Desire, v. t.] Worthy of desire or longing; fitted to excite desire or a wish to possess; pleasing; agreeable. All of them desirable young men. --Ezek. xxiii. 12. As things desirable excite Desire, and objects move the appetite. --Blackmore.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Something that is desirable is worth having or doing because it is useful, necessary, or popular. Prolonged negotiation was not desirable... ADJ • desirability ...the desirability of democratic reform. N-UNCOUNT: usu the N of n/-ing 2. Someone who is desirable is considered to be sexually attractive. ...the young women whom his classmates thought most desirable. ADJ • desirability ...Veronica's desirability. N-UNCOUNT: usu poss N

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Eligible, enviable, to be desired.

Moby Thesaurus

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