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desirable::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | desirability, desirableness |
a desirable job.
computer with many desirable features.
a desirable outcome.
Examples of desirable
desirable
Few of them, admittedly, are what producers would ordinarily consider desirable.
From the newsday.com
With GE animals, the DNA has been altered to produce a desirable characteristic.
From the dailyherald.com
Exiting investments became more difficult as going public became less desirable.
From the theatlantic.com
She was hailed, in her prime, as the world's most beautiful and desirable woman.
From the us.cnn.com
Of course, for many Alpha Boomers, retirement is neither possible nor desirable.
From the independent.co.uk
Additional web development experience not listed above is also highly desirable.
From the jobview.monster.com
Experience with moving structure and actuation systems design is also desirable.
From the jobview.monster.com
You make France, Italy and S. Korea's cheap crappy cars desirable by comparison.
From the guardian.co.uk
Of the options available, the panorama glass roof is perhaps the most desirable.
From the newarkadvertiser.co.uk
- Worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome"
- Worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"
- (desirableness) desirability: the quality of being worthy of desiring
- (desirableness) sex appeal: attractiveness to the opposite sex
- Coveted: greatly desired
- (desired) craved: wanted intensely; "the child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies"; "it produced the desired effect"
- Desirable is a 1934 drama film directed by Archie Mayo, starring Jean Muir and George Brent. Helen Walbridge is a famous actress who does not want her true age to be known. She, therefore, keeps her 19-year old daughter secreted away in a boarding school.
- A thing that people want; something that is desirable; describing something worth having, that is useful to have, or that would be nice to have
- (desirably) in a manner likely to arouse desire
