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de·sir·a·ble

(dĭ-zīr′ə-bəl)

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.

A desirable person or thing.

de·sir′a·bil′i·ty, de·sir′a·ble·ness n.

de·sir′a·bly adv.

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desirable

(dɪˈzaɪərəbəl)

adj

1. worthy of desire or recommendation: a desirable residence.

2. (Psychology) arousing desire, esp sexual desire; attractive

a person or thing that is the object of desire

deˌsiraˈbility, deˈsirableness n

deˈsirably adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

de•sir•a•ble

(dɪˈzaɪ^ər ə bəl)

adj.

1. pleasing; suitable; attractive: a desirable apartment.

2. arousing desire or longing.

3. advisable; recommendable: a desirable law.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Old French]

de•sir`a•bil′i•ty, de•sir′a•ble•ness, n.

de•sir′a•bly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	desirable - worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome" lovable, loveable - having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child" wanted - desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster" undesirable, unwanted - not wanted; "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens";"removed the unwanted vegetation"
	2.	desirable - worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son" suitable, worthy eligible - qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement benefits"; "an eligible bachelor"

desirable

adjective

1. advantageous, useful, valuable, helpful, profitable, of service, convenient, worthwhile, beneficial, preferable, advisable Prolonged negotiation was not desirable.
advantageous disadvantageous, inadvisable

2. popular, pleasing, appealing, looked-for, in demand, sought-after, enviable, to die for (informal), covetable desirable commodities such as coffee and sugar
popular unacceptable, unpleasant, unpopular, undesirable, unattractive, distasteful, unappealing

3. attractive, appealing, beautiful, winning, interesting, pleasing, pretty, fair, inviting, engaging, lovely, charming, fascinating, sexy (informal), handsome, fetching, good-looking, eligible, glamorous, gorgeous, magnetic, cute, enticing, seductive, captivating, alluring, adorable, bonny, winsome, comely, prepossessing the young women whom his classmates thought most desirable
attractive undesirable, unattractive, unappealing, unsexy (informal)

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

desirable

adjective

Arousing erotic desire:

sexy.

Translations

مَرْغوب

toužebnýžádaný

ønskværdig

wünschenswert

επιθυμητός

apetecible deseable conveniente

désirable souhaitable

kívánatos

eftirsóknarverîur

desiderabile piacevole allettante augurabile

ønskelig attråverdig

ustrezenzaželen

arzu edilir

称心如意的

desirable

[dɪˈzaɪərəbl] ADJ [woman] → deseable, atractiva; [offer] → atrayente; [property] → deseable; [action] → conveniente, deseable
"experience desirable but not essential" → la experiencia se valorará pero no es imprescindible
I don't think it desirable to tell him or that we tell him → no creo que sea conveniente decírselo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

desirable

[dɪˈzaɪərəb^əl] adj

(= attractive) [person] → désirable; [house, thing] → beau(belle)

(= worthwhile) → souhaitable
it is desirable that ... → il est souhaitable que ...

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

desirable

adj

→ wünschenswert; action, progress → erwünscht; goal → erstrebenswert

position, offer, house, area → reizvoll, attraktiv

woman → begehrenswert

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

desirable

[dɪˈzaɪərəbl] adj (woman, man) → desiderabile; (house, job) → attraente; (offer) → vantaggioso/a
it is desirable that → è opportuno che + sub

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

desire

(diˈzaiə) noun

a wish or longing. I have a sudden desire for a bar of chocolate; I have no desire ever to see him again.

verb

to long for or feel desire for. After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath.

deˈsirable adjective

pleasing or worth having. a desirable residence.

deˌsiraˈbility noun

the extent to which something is desirable.

desirable

a. deseado-a; conveniente.

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He had more than once considered the possession of this fortune as a very desirable thing, and had entertained some distant views concerning it; but his own youth, and that of the young lady, and indeed principally a reflection that Mr Western might marry again, and have more children, had restrained him from too hasty or eager a pursuit.

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The fact of the matter is, I thought, with Sir Henry Curtis and Captain Good, that the best plan would be to tell my story in a plain, straightforward manner, and to leave these matters to be dealt with subsequently in whatever way ultimately may appear to be desirable. In the meanwhile I shall, of course, be delighted to give all information in my power to anybody interested in such things.

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What more desirable or more essential than this quality in the governors of nations?

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It must be to her advantage to be separated from her mother, and a girl of sixteen who has received so wretched an education, could not be a very desirable companion here.

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"Nevertheless," interrupted the Tin Woodman, "a good heart is, I believe, much more desirable than education or brains."

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Then why -- since the choice was with himself -- should the individual, whose connexion with the fallen woman had been the most intimate and sacred of them all, come forward to vindicate his claim to an inheritance so little desirable? He resolved not to be pilloried beside her on her pedestal of shame.

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I have had a little knowledge of their methods of doing business; and I am free to confess that they have very liberal notions, and are as likely to make desirable tenants as any set of people one should meet with.

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If then this sufficiency is so desirable, the less the city is one the better.

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Is there not also a second class of goods, such as knowledge, sight, health, which are desirable not only in themselves, but also for their results?

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my dear, we cannot begin too early; you are not aware of the difficulty of procuring exactly the desirable thing."

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It was desirable to engage them for five years, but some refused to engage for more than three.

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"The only point on which I can be confident is that it will be desirable to be very watchful on Mr.