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desirableness

desirableness noun: the quality of being desirable.

Noun

desirableness (countable and uncountable, plural desirablenesses)

  1. The quality of being desirable.
    • To me she is fractious, tiresome, and a faggot. Yet the subtle desirableness is in her, for me. As it is in the brown hen, or even a sow.1925, D. H. Lawrence, Reflections on the Death of a Porcupine and Other Essays: .. Love Was Once a Little Boy
    Synonyms:
    desirability

Synonyms of desirableness

Forms of desirableness

pluraldesirablenesses

Origin of desirableness

From desirable + -ness.

Questions about desirableness

What does desirableness mean?
Desirableness means the quality of being desirable.
What part of speech is desirableness?
Desirableness is a noun.
What is the plural of desirableness?
The plural of desirableness is desirablenesses.

Words near desirableness in the dictionary

  1. desir'd
  2. desirabilia
  3. desirabilities
  4. desirability
  5. desirable
  6. desirableness
  7. desirablenesses
  8. desirables
  9. desirably
  10. desire
  11. desire line

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