2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Desirable \De*sir"a*ble\, a. [F. d['e]sirable, fr L.
desiderabilis See {Desire}, v. t.]
Worthy of desire or longing; fitted to excite desire or a
wish to possess; pleasing; agreeable.
All of them desirable young men. --Ezek. xxiii.
12.
As things desirable excite Desire, and objects move the
appetite. --Blackmore.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
desirable
adj 1: worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job";
"computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable
outcome" [ant: {undesirable}]
2: worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents
found the girl suitable for their son" [syn: {suitable}, {worthy}]
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