Desirable

//dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A thing that people want; something that is desirable.

    "There are plenty of desirables on display in the window."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.

    "This applicant has almost all desirable properties."

Adjective
  1. 1
    worth having or seeking or achieving wordnet
  2. 2
    worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse wordnet

Synonyms

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enviablesuitableacceptableadmirableadmissibleadorable

Example

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"It is desirable that you should attend the meeting."

Etymology

From Old French desirable. Morphologically desire + -able.

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