wantableadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɒntəbl/, U.S.

/ˈwɑn(t)əb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: want v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < want v. + -able suffix.

Esp. of a commercial product: desirable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] > desirable

yearninglyOE

desiderablea1340

desirablea1382

desirefulc1384

dainteousc1386

fairc1410

desirous1430

expetible1569

lustful?1610

appetible1622

desiderate1640

honeysuckle1660

deligible1680

wantable1886

1886 M. Vandegrift Ways & Means ii. 45 ‘I like to be wanted!’ ‘Most people do, I fancy,’ said Muriel, rather sadly, ‘but some of us are more wantable than others.’

1893 Jrnl. Educ. (Univ. of Boston School of Educ.) 19 Jan. 36/1 Blossoms and leaves, not so large, perhaps, as those coming earlier, but every bit as alluring and wantable.

1920 Dry Goods Economist 11 Sept. 153/1 That extra sense in shoe building that makes the shoe look more wantable to the customer.

1979 Daily Tel. 22 Jan. 11/2 Most wantable garment in the Paris collections, a Fifties' style soft leather dress cinched with an ultra-wide cummerbund in the Claude Montana collection.

2001 J. Franzen Corrections 15 An azure-haired girl of college age, a very wantable stranger with pierced lips and eyebrows.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wantable
释义	wantableadj. Brit. /ˈwɒntəbl/, U.S. /ˈwɑn(t)əb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: want v., -able suffix. Etymology: < want v. + -able suffix. Esp. of a commercial product: desirable. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] > desirable yearninglyOE desiderablea1340 desirablea1382 desirefulc1384 dainteousc1386 fairc1410 desirous1430 expetible1569 lustful?1610 appetible1622 desiderate1640 honeysuckle1660 deligible1680 wantable1886 1886 M. Vandegrift Ways & Means ii. 45 ‘I like to be wanted!’ ‘Most people do, I fancy,’ said Muriel, rather sadly, ‘but some of us are more wantable than others.’ 1893 Jrnl. Educ. (Univ. of Boston School of Educ.) 19 Jan. 36/1 Blossoms and leaves, not so large, perhaps, as those coming earlier, but every bit as alluring and wantable. 1920 Dry Goods Economist 11 Sept. 153/1 That extra sense in shoe building that makes the shoe look more wantable to the customer. 1979 Daily Tel. 22 Jan. 11/2 Most wantable garment in the Paris collections, a Fifties' style soft leather dress cinched with an ultra-wide cummerbund in the Claude Montana collection. 2001 J. Franzen Corrections 15 An azure-haired girl of college age, a very wantable stranger with pierced lips and eyebrows. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1886
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