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desirable.

Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl/Received-Pronunciation[dɪˈzaɪ(j)əɹəbəɫ]Received-Pronunciation/dɪˈzaɪɹəbəl/Canada, General-American[dɪˈzaɪɹəbəɫ]Canada, General-American
  1. Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.

    This applicant has almost all desirable properties.
  2. Sexually attractive.

Where this word comes from

From Old French desirable. Morphologically desire + -able.

noun/dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl/Received-Pronunciation[dɪˈzaɪ(j)əɹəbəɫ]Received-Pronunciation/dɪˈzaɪɹəbəl/Canada, General-American[dɪˈzaɪɹəbəɫ]Canada, General-American
  1. A thing that people want; something that is desirable.

    There are plenty of desirables on display in the window.
Where this word comes from

From Old French desirable. Morphologically desire + -able.

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