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Definitions for desirable
dɪˈzaɪər ə bəlde·sir·able
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Princeton's WordNet
desirableadjective
worth having or seeking or achieving
"a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome"
desirable, suitable, worthyadjective
worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
"the parents found the girl suitable for their son"
Wiktionary
desirablenoun
A thing that people want; something that is desirable.
There are plenty of desirables on display in the window.
desirableadjective
describing something worth having, that is useful to have, or that would be nice to have.
This applicant has almost all desirable properties.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Desirableadjective
Etymology: from desire.
She then let drop some expressions about an agate snuff-box; I immediately took the hint, and bought one, being unwilling to omit any thing that might make me desirable in her eyes. Joseph Addison, Guardian, №. 97.
Our own sex, our kindred, our houses, and our very names, seem to have something good and desirable in them. Isaac Watts.
Adjudged cases, collected by men of great sagacity, will improve his mind, toward acquiring this desirable amplitude and extent of thought. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.
He cannot but confess, that it is a thing the most desirable to man, and most agreeable to the goodness of God, that he should send forth his light and his truth by a special revelation of his will. John Rogers, Sermon iii.
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desirable
Desirable refers to a quality, attribute, or aspect that is attractive, appealing, or worthy of having or achieving. It indicates something that people wish to own, possess, or achieve due to its perceived value, benefits, or potential for positive outcomes.
Webster Dictionary
Desirableverb
worthy of desire or longing; fitted to excite desire or a wish to possess; pleasing; agreeable
Etymology: [F. dsirable, fr. L. desiderabilis. See Desire, v. t.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'desirable' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4257
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'desirable' in Adjectives Frequency: #579
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of desirable in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of desirable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of desirable in a Sentence
It's certainly not the type of publicity that we want for Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency, but it's really important to realize that this was a hack and the crime is the hack, it's not the fact that Bitcoin was the desirable prize of this attack.
A sense of urgency seems to be lacking. More of that would be desirable ... You can't hang on to something forever when everybody knows it's an unwanted asset, they are quite good at promises. Delivery tends to be slower than you would be happy with.
I really think it is not a desirable thing for a president to comment so explicitly on Fed policy, obviously, presidents can speak out if they choose to and give their opinions about policy, there's no law against that, but I don't think it's wise and I do think the Fed has a strong reputation for acting in an independent and non-political way and I would not like to see that reputation damaged.
I don't know whether logistically it's actually really even possible or practical and I'm not sure it's desirable to attempt to force him out, what a day or two or three prior to the day on which he's going to be finished anyway, so I'm not clear that's the best path forward.
I don’t think desirable ends justify means of lying, deceiving, of doing things that are outside our constitutional processes.
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- مرغوب فيهArabic
- желателен, желанBulgarian
- desitjableCatalan, Valencian
- žádoucíCzech
- erwünschtGerman
- επιθυμητόςGreek
- deseable, convenienteSpanish
- مطلوبPersian
- toivottava, haluttu, haluttava, toivottuFinnish
- désirable, souhaitableFrench
- diinginkanIndonesian
- desiderabileItalian
- רצויHebrew
- 望ましいJapanese
- სანატრელი, სასურველიGeorgian
- wenselijkDutch
- ønskjeleg, ynskeleg, ynskjeleg, ønskelegNorwegian Nynorsk
- ønskeligNorwegian
- pożądanyPolish
- desejávelPortuguese
- doritRomanian
- желанный, желательныйRussian
- dëshirueshëmAlbanian
- önskvärd, eftersträvansvärdSwedish
- เป็นที่ต้องการ, ตามปรารถนา, พึงประสงค์Thai
- مطلوبہUrdu
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