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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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