Meaning

2 senses
  1. Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.

    This applicant has almost all desirable properties.

    erwünscht, wünschenswert, begehrenswert

    жела́тельныйželátelʹnyj, жела́нныйželánnyj

    ба́жанийbážanyj

    worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse

  2. Sexually attractive.

Examples

27 sentences
  1. What's desirable isn't always doable.

    ruЖелаемое не всегда выполнимо.

    deDas Wünschenswerte ist nicht immer machbar.

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  2. Rain is more desirable than aridity.

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  3. It is desirable that nobody should be hurt.

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  4. It is desirable that you should attend the meeting.

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  5. It would be highly desirable for you to come.

    deEs wäre sehr wünschenswert, wenn du kämest.

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Translations

9 languages
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Origin

From Old French desirable.

From Old French desirable.

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Forms

more desirable, most desirable
Comparativemore desirable Lesson
Superlativemost desirable Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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