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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. worth having or seeking or achieving;
- Example: "a desirable job"
- Example: "computer with many desirable features"
- Example: "a desirable outcome"

2. worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse;
- Example: "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"
[syn: desirable, suitable, worthy]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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         All of them desirable young men.         --Ezek. xxiii.
                                                  12.
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         As things desirable excite
         Desire, and objects move the appetite.   --Blackmore.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

desirable
    adj 1: worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job";
           "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable
           outcome" [ant: undesirable, unwanted]
    2: worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents
       found the girl suitable for their son" [syn: desirable,
       suitable, worthy]