desirable

See also désirable

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: [dɪˈzaɪ(j)əɹəbəɫ]

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Adjective

desirable (comparative more desirable, superlative most desirable)

1. Suitable, worthy to be desired.

   This applicant has almost all desirable properties.

   • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page vii

     With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get […]

Antonyms

• undesirable

Translations

suitable to be desired

• Albanian: dëshirueshëm (sq)
• Bulgarian: желан (bg) (želan), желателен (bg) (želatelen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 合意 (cmn) (héyì), 合乎願望的 (cmn), 合乎愿望的 (cmn) (héhū yuànwàng de), 令人滿意的 (cmn), 令人满意的 (cmn) (lìng rén mǎnyì de)

• Czech: žádoucí (cs) m
• Dutch: wenselijk (nl)
• Finnish: toivottava (fi), toivottu (fi), haluttu (fi)
• French: souhaitable (fr) m and f, désirable (fr) m and f
• Georgian: სასურველი (ka) (sasurveli), სანატრელი (ka) (sanatreli)
• German: erwünscht (de)

• Greek: επιθυμητός (el) (epithymitós) m
• Italian: desiderabile (it) m and f
• Japanese: 望ましい (ja) (のぞましい, nozomashii)
• Norwegian: ønskelig (no)
• Polish: pożądany (pl) m
• Portuguese: desejável (pt) m and f
• Russian: желательный (ru) (želátelʹnyj), желанный (ru) (želánnyj)
• Spanish: deseable (es), conveniente (es)
• Swedish: önskvärd (sv), eftersträvansvärd (sv)
• Thai: พึงประสงค์ (th), เป็นที่ต้องการ (th), ตามปรารถนา (th)

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• Finnish: toivottava (1), haluttava (2)
• German: wünschenswert (1), begehrenswert (2)
• Hebrew: רצוי (ratzui) (1); נחשק (nikhshaq) (2)
• Swedish: önskad (see önska)

Noun

desirable (plural desirables)

1. A thing that people want; something that is desirable.

   There are plenty of desirables on display in the window.

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Middle French

Adjective

desirable m and f (plural desirables)

1. desirable