Definition of desireable
1. desirable [ a ] worth having or seeking or achieving
Examples:
"a desirable job"
"computer with many desirable features"
"a desirable outcome"
([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)
You may find certain coverage costing much more_than is economically feasible , thereby alerting you to desirable revisions .
(Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)
On_the_other_hand , a husband who always has been vigorous and assertive may suddenly become passive - asking , psychologists say , for reassurance that his wife still finds him desirable .
(Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)
The presence of alternative job opportunities also will make the place easier to sell if that should become desirable .
(Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)
But while the corporation has all the disadvantages of the socialist form of organization ( so cumbersome it cannot constructively do much of anything not compatible with its need to perpetuate itself and maintain its status_quo ) , unluckily it does not have the desirable aspect of socialism , the motivation to operate for the benefit of society as_a_whole .
(Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)
Legislation has already been proposed to authorize the sale of these Government owned systems in Alaska , and its early enactment is desirable .
Synonyms desirable Related Terms undesirable coveted preferable enviable plummy delectable advantageous wanted lovable2. desirable [ a ] worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
Examples:
"the parents found the girl suitable for their son"
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