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desirability |
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desirability noun 2. attractiveness, appeal, beauty, charm, good looks, fairness, allure, magnetism, loveliness, prettiness, seductiveness, gorgeousness, handsomeness, pulchritude (formal or literary), winsomeness, comeliness, engagingness, enticingness, glamorousness or glamourousness, pleasingness, prepossessingness, takingness, temptingness, winningness He had not at all overrated her desirability. Translations desirability [dɪˌzaɪərəˈbɪlɪtɪ] N [of plan] → conveniencia f; [of person] → atractivo m the desirability of the plan is not in question → nadie pone en duda la conveniencia del proyecto desirability n → Wünschbarkeit f; they discussed the desirability of launching the product in July → sie erörterten, ob es wünschenswert sei, das Produkt im Juli auf den Markt zu bringen; in his eyes this only increased her desirability → das machte sie in seinen Augen umso begehrenswerter; in order to increase the desirability of these houses → um die Attraktivität dieser Häuser zu erhöhen How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance. She planned amusements to distract Meriem's attention from her sorrow, and she instituted a well-designed campaign to impress upon the child the desirability of civilized life and customs. Their halting steps acknowledged the desirability of engaging the cab; and they stopped simultaneously, and signed to it. |
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