desirableness

de·sir·a·ble

 (dĭ-zīr′ə-bəl)

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.

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de·sir′a·bil′i·ty, de·sir′a·ble·ness n.

de·sir′a·bly adv.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	desirableness - the quality of being worthy of desiring desirability 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"
	2.	desirableness - attractiveness to the opposite sex oomph, sex appeal, desirability 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"

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