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desirable
de·sir·a·ble D0160600 (dĭ-zīr′ə-bəl)adj.1. Worth having or seeking, as by being useful, advantageous, or pleasing: a desirable job in the film industry; a home computer with many desirable features.2. Worth doing or achieving; advisable: a desirable reform; a desirable outcome.3. Arousing desire, especially sexual desire.n. A desirable person or thing. de·sir′a·bil′i·ty, de·sir′a·ble·ness n.de·sir′a·bly adv.desirable (dɪˈzaɪərəbəl) adj1. worthy of desire or recommendation: a desirable residence. 2. (Psychology) arousing desire, esp sexual desire; attractivena person or thing that is the object of desire deˌsiraˈbility, deˈsirableness n deˈsirably advde•sir•a•ble (dɪˈzaɪər ə bəl) adj. 1. pleasing; suitable; attractive: a desirable apartment. 2. arousing desire or longing. 3. advisable; recommendable: a desirable law. [1350–1400; Middle English < Old French] de•sir`a•bil′i•ty, de•sir′a•ble•ness, n. de•sir′a•bly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | desirable - worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome"lovable, loveable - having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child"wanted - desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster"undesirable, unwanted - not wanted; "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens";"removed the unwanted vegetation" | | 2. | desirable - worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"suitable, worthyeligible - qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement benefits"; "an eligible bachelor" |
desirableadjective1. advantageous, useful, valuable, helpful, profitable, of service, convenient, worthwhile, beneficial, preferable, advisable Prolonged negotiation was not desirable. advantageous disadvantageous, inadvisable2. popular, pleasing, appealing, looked-for, in demand, sought-after, enviable, to die for (informal), covetable desirable commodities such as coffee and sugar popular unacceptable, unpleasant, unpopular, undesirable, unattractive, distasteful, unappealing3. attractive, appealing, beautiful, winning, interesting, pleasing, pretty, fair, inviting, engaging, lovely, charming, fascinating, sexy (informal), handsome, fetching, good-looking, eligible, glamorous, gorgeous, magnetic, cute, enticing, seductive, captivating, alluring, adorable, bonny, winsome, comely, prepossessing the young women whom his classmates thought most desirable attractive undesirable, unattractive, unappealing, unsexy (informal)desirableadjectiveArousing erotic desire:sexy.Translationsdesire (diˈzaiə) noun a wish or longing. I have a sudden desire for a bar of chocolate; I have no desire ever to see him again. 願望 愿望 verb to long for or feel desire for. After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath. 希望,要求 希望,要求 deˈsirable adjective pleasing or worth having. a desirable residence. 稱心如意的 称心如意的deˌsiraˈbility noun the extent to which something is desirable. 稱心如意 称心如意EncyclopediaSeeDesireMedicalSeedesiredesirable
Synonyms for desirableadj advantageousSynonyms- advantageous
- useful
- valuable
- helpful
- profitable
- of service
- convenient
- worthwhile
- beneficial
- preferable
- advisable
Antonyms- disadvantageous
- inadvisable
adj popularSynonyms- popular
- pleasing
- appealing
- looked-for
- in demand
- sought-after
- enviable
- to die for
- covetable
Antonyms- unacceptable
- unpleasant
- unpopular
- undesirable
- unattractive
- distasteful
- unappealing
adj attractiveSynonyms- attractive
- appealing
- beautiful
- winning
- interesting
- pleasing
- pretty
- fair
- inviting
- engaging
- lovely
- charming
- fascinating
- sexy
- handsome
- fetching
- good-looking
- eligible
- glamorous
- gorgeous
- magnetic
- cute
- enticing
- seductive
- captivating
- alluring
- adorable
- bonny
- winsome
- comely
- prepossessing
Antonyms- undesirable
- unattractive
- unappealing
- unsexy
Synonyms for desirableadj arousing erotic desireSynonymsSynonyms for desirableadj worth having or seeking or achievingRelated WordsAntonymsadj worthy of being chosen especially as a spouseSynonymsRelated Words |