desirable
Meaning of desirable
- wished for as being an attractive, useful, or necessary course of action.
it is desirable to check that nothing has been forgotten
- a desirable person or thing.
the store sells various desirables
late Middle English: from Old French, suggested by Latin desiderabilis, from desiderare ‘to desire’ (see desiderate).
Information about desirable
- The plural form of desirable is: desirables.
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Hyphenation of desirable
de-sir-able
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- desirable is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
desirable synonyms
Meaning suitable:
Meaning involving or creating favourable circumstances that increase the chances of success or effectiveness; beneficial:
Meaning (of a course of action) to be recommended; sensible:
Meaning having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgement:
Meaning done or chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit:
Meaning acting with or showing care and thought for the future:
Meaning giving or ready to give help:
Meaning able to be used for a practical purpose or in several ways:
Meaning resulting in good; favourable or advantageous:
Meaning worth the time, money, or effort spent; of value or importance:
Meaning (of a business or activity) yielding profit or financial gain:
Meaning more desirable or suitable:
Meaning (of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral:
desirable antonyms
Meaning involving or creating unfavourable circumstances that reduce the chances of success or effectiveness:
Translation of desirable
- Spanish: deseable
- Portuguese: desejável
- Italian: desiderabile
- French: souhaitable, désirable
Anagrams of desirable
Words that rhyme with desirable
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