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desiderable

/dɪˈzɪdəɹəbəl/

desiderable adjective: desirable.

Adjective

desiderable (comparative more desiderable, superlative most desiderable)

  1. (obsolete) Desirable.
    • And moſt men verily are of the ſame nature, who paſſing by good and deſiderable things, which be (as a man would ſay) the pleaſant and potable liquors that they have, betake themſelves to thoſe that be harſh, bad, and unſavoury.1657, Plutarch, “Of the Tranquillity and Contentment of Mind”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Philosophy, Commonly Called, The Morals […], revised edition, London: […] S[arah] G[riffin] for J....

Forms of desiderable

comparativemore desiderable
superlativemost desiderable

Origin of desiderable

Learned borrowing from Latin dēsīderābilis.

Questions about desiderable

What does desiderable mean?
Desiderable means desirable.
What part of speech is desiderable?
Desiderable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce desiderable?
Desiderable is pronounced /dɪˈzɪdəɹəbəl/.

Words near desiderable in the dictionary

  1. desiccators
  2. desiccatory
  3. desiccome
  4. desiccomes
  5. desid
  6. desiderable
  7. desiderant
  8. desiderants
  9. desiderata
  10. desiderate
  11. desiderated

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