Desirability

noun

noun ·6 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being desirable. countable, uncountable

    "Many a RP podcaster, blogger, and Youtuber have fired up their livesteaming software, to arrogantly beat their chests, boasting that men reach their “peak SMV” (“Sexual Marketplace Value”, or desirability to women) in their late 30s."

  2. 2
    attractiveness to the opposite sex wordnet
  3. 3
    the quality of being worthy of desiring wordnet

Synonyms

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advantageallurementappealappetibilityattractioncharm

Example

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"Scads of online daters constantly check their desirability."

Etymology

Morphologically desirable + -ity and desire + -ability.

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