desirable

UK: /dɪˈzaɪərəb^əl/ US: /dɪˈzaɪrəbəl/ ,(di zī^ər′ə bəl)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•sir•a•ble /dɪˈzaɪrəbəl/   adj. 

1. pleasing; suitable;
   attractive:
   a desirable apartment.
2. arousing desire, esp. sexual desire:
   She looked very desirable in that dress.
3. advisable;
   beneficial:
   a desirable law.

de•sir•a•bil•i•ty /dɪˌzaɪrəˈbɪlɪti/  n. [uncountable]
de•sir•a•bly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•sir•a•ble  (di zī^ər′ə bəl), adj. 

1. worth having or wanting;
   pleasing, excellent, or fine:
   a desirable apartment.
2. arousing desire or longing:
   a desirable man or woman.
3. advisable;
   recommendable:
   a desirable law.

n. 

4. a person or thing that is desirable.

• Old French. See desire, -able
• Middle English 1350–1400

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

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desirable / dɪˈzaɪərəb^əl/ adjective

1. worthy of desire or recommendation: a desirable residence
2. arousing desire, esp sexual desire; attractive

deˌsiraˈbility, deˈsirableness noun

deˈsirably adverb