desirable

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.

desirability de·sir'a·bil'i·ty or de·sir'a·ble·ness n.
desirably de·sir'a·bly adv.

adjective

Arousing erotic desire: sexy. See desire, sex/asexual.

adj

Definition: advantageous, good
Antonyms: bad, detrimental, disadvantageous, evil, harmful, hurtful, injurious, unprofitable

adj

Definition: attractive, seductive
Antonyms: bad, disagreeable, disgusting, unattractive, undesirable

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IN BRIEF: Worth wanting or having.

It has always been desirable to tell the truth, but seldom if ever necessary. — Arthur James Balfour.

Common misspelling(s) of desirable

• desireable

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ønskelig, tiltrækkende, attråværdig
n. - attråværdig person eller ting

Nederlands (Dutch)
wenselijk, gewenst, begeerlijk

Français (French)
adj. - désirable, enviable, tentant, séduisant, souhaitable
n. - séduction, désir, tentation

Deutsch (German)
adj. - erwünscht, wünschenswert, begehrenswert
n. - Wünschbarkeit, Erwünschtheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επιθυμητός, σκόπιμος, ποθητός, λαχταριστός

Italiano (Italian)
benvenuto, desiderabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desejável

Русский (Russian)
желанный, предпочтительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - deseable, conveniente, apetecible, atractivo, recomendado
n. - atractivo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - önskvärd, åtråvärd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
值得向往的, 令人满意的, 值得拥有的, 富有魅力的, 合意的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 值得嚮往的, 令人滿意的, 值得擁有的, 富有魅力的
n. - 合意的人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 바람직한, 타당한, 호감이 가는
n. - 마음에 드는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 望ましい, 魅力のある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرغوب فيه, جذاب, مستحب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נחמד, רצוי, נחשק‬
n. - ‮אדם או דבר נחשקים או רצויים‬

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