desirable
UK/dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl//dɪˈzaɪɹəbəl/
desirable adjective: worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.
Adjective
desirable (comparative more desirable, superlative most desirable)
- Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.
- This applicant has almost all desirable properties.
- It has long been recognised that complete segregation of control of the respective services provided by the two undertakings, and of the power supply, signalling, and tracks relating to each was desirable.1956 July, “New Works on District Line, L.T.”, in Railway Magazine, page 485
- Sexually attractive.
- The desirable Miss Moneypenny, M's all-powerful private secretary, gave him an encouraging smile and he walked through the double doors.1954, Ian Fleming, “Interview with M”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 13
- Synonyms:
- luscious
Noun
desirable (plural desirables)
- A thing that people want; something that is desirable.
- There are plenty of desirables on display in the window.
desirable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
desirable in Hindi
- desirable
- काम्य kāmya
desirable in Tamil
- விரும்பத்தக்க
desirable in Marathi
- इच्छनीय
desirable in Urdu
- دلکش, محبوب, مرغوب, پسندیدہ, پیارا, شایاں
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- desirable in Bengali
- কমনীয়, কাম্য, স্পৃহণীয়, কম
- desirable in Malayalam
- അഭിലഷണീയമായ, കമനീയമായ, ആകർഷകത്വമുള്ള
- desirable in Kannada
- ಪಡೆಯಬಹುದಾದ, ಒಪ್ಪ ಬಲ್ಲ, ಅಪೇಕ್ಷಣೀಯ, ವಿಹಿತ
- desirable in Punjabi
- ਇੱਛੁਕ, ਮਨਚਾਹੇ
- desirable in Gujarati
- ઇચ્છનીય
- desirable in Odia
- ବାଞ୍ଛନୀଯ଼
- desirable in Sanskrit
- काम्य kā́mya, वरेण्य váreṇya, वायु vāyú, उशिज् uśíj
- desirable in Nepali
- वांछनीय
- desirable in Thai
- พึงประสงค์ peung bpràsŏng, เป็นที่ต้องการ bpen têe dtông gaan, ตามปรารถนา dtaam bpràattànăa
Examples of desirable in a sentence
- While being impulsive can be great for artists, it is not a desirable quality for engineers.
- It was felt desirable that she not leave school before fourteen.
- A good credit rating indicates the customer is a desirable risk.
Synonyms of desirable
Antonyms
Forms of desirable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more desirable |
| superlative | most desirable |
| Noun | |
| plural | desirables |
Origin of desirable
From Old French desirable. Morphologically desire + -able.
Words formed from desirable
Questions about desirable
- What does desirable mean?
- Desirable means worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.
- What is desirable in Hindi?
- Desirable in Hindi is काम्य (kāmya). See Desirable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is desirable?
- Desirable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce desirable?
- Desirable is pronounced /dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl/ (UK).
Words near desirable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: desirable (page history and authors); काम्य (Hindi) (page history and authors); desirable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); desirable (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desirable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); desirable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); desirable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); desirable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); desirable (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desirable (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); desirable (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); उशिज् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); desirable (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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