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desirability

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de·sir·a·ble  (d-zr-bl)
adj.
1. Worth having or seeking, as by being useful, advantageous, or pleasing: a desirable job in the film industry; a home computer with many desirable features.
2. Worth doing or achieving; advisable: a desirable reform; a desirable outcome.
3. Arousing desire, especially sexual desire.
n.
A desirable person or thing.

de·sira·bili·ty, de·sira·ble·ness n.
de·sira·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.desirability - the quality of being worthy of desiring
goodness, good - that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"
undesirability - the quality possessed by something that should be avoided
2.desirability - attractiveness to the opposite sex
attractiveness - sexual allure
sultriness - the quality of expressing or arousing sexual desire; "the sultriness of her look was unmistakable"; "the sultriness of lust was in the air"

desirability
noun
1. worth, value, benefit, profit, advantage, merit, usefulness the desirability of domestic reform
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 questionnadie pone en duda la conveniencia del proyecto
desirability [dɪˌzaɪərəˈbɪlɪti] n
(= attractiveness) [person] → attrait m
desirability
nWünschbarkeit f; they discussed the desirability of launching the product in Julysie erörterten, ob es wünschenswert sei, das Produkt im Juli auf den Markt zu bringen; in his eyes this only increased her desirabilitydas machte sie in seinen Augen umso begehrenswerter; in order to increase the desirability of these housesum die Attraktivität dieser Häuser zu erhöhen
desirability [dɪˌzaɪərəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n (allure) → desiderabilità; (value) → vantaggio
desirability [dɪˌzaɪərəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n (allure) → desiderabilità; (value) → vantaggio


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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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