Desirableness

noun

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Definitions

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

    "To me she is fractious, tiresome, and a faggot. Yet the subtle desirableness is in her, for me. As it is in the brown hen, or even a sow."

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

Synonyms

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desirabilitydesirabilityoomphsex appealsex appeal

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"To me she is fractious, tiresome, and a faggot. Yet the subtle desirableness is in her, for me. As it is in the brown hen, or even a sow."

Etymology

From desirable + -ness.

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