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English Dictionary: desirable	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for desirable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desirable adj worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome" Antonym(s): undesirable, unwanted worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son" Synonym(s): desirable, suitable, worthy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Desirable \Desir"able\, a. [F. d[82]sirable, fr. L. desiderabilis. See {Desire}, v. t.] Worthy of desire or longing; fitted to excite desire or a wish to possess; pleasing; agreeable. All of them desirable young men. --Ezek. xxiii. 12. As things desirable excite Desire, and objects move the appetite. --Blackmore.