desirableness
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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.
n.
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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Noun | 1. | desirableness - the quality of being worthy of desiring |
2. | desirableness - attractiveness to the opposite sex attractiveness - sexual allure sultriness - the quality of expressing or arousing sexual desire; "the sultriness of her look was unmistakable"; "the sultriness of lust was in the air" |
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