desirable Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective worth having or seeking or achieving
    • a desirable job
    • computer with many desirable features
    • a desirable outcome
  2. adjective satellite worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
    suitable; worthy.
    • the parents found the girl suitable for their son

WordNet


De*sir"a*ble adjective
Etymology
F. désirable, fr. L. desiderabilis. See Desire, v. t.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913