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- desirable late 14c., from O.Fr. desirable (12c.), from dasirer (see DESIRE (Cf. desire)). Related: Desirability.
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désirable — [ dezirabl ] adj. • XIIe; de désirer 1 ♦ Qui mérite d être désiré; qui excite le désir. ⇒ appétissant, attrayant, enviable, intéressant, séduisant, souhaitable, tentant. « Le seul progrès désirable consiste dans l amélioration des âmes » (Renan) … Encyclopédie Universelle
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désirable — DÉSIRABLE. adj. des 2 genr. Qui mérite d être désiré. De tous les biens, la santé est le plus désirable. Un état, une situation désirable. Une femme fort désirable … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Desirable — De*sir a*ble, a. [F. d[ e]sirable, fr. L. desiderabilis. See {Desire}, v. t.] Worthy of desire or longing; fitted to excite desire or a wish to possess; pleasing; agreeable. [1913 Webster] All of them desirable young men. Ezek. xxiii. 12. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
desirable — [adj1] attractive, seductive adorable, alluring, beautiful*, charming, covetable, enticing, fascinating, fetching, sexy; concepts 372,579 Ant. bad, disagreeable, disgusting, unattractive, undesirable desirable [adj2] advantageous, good acceptable … New thesaurus
desirable — Desirable. adj. v. de tout genre, Qui est à desirer. C est un bien desirable que la santé … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
desirable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) wished for as being attractive, useful, or necessary. 2) (of a person) arousing sexual desire. ► NOUN ▪ a desirable person or thing. DERIVATIVES desirability noun desirableness noun desirably adverb … English terms dictionary
desirable — [di zīr′ə bəl] adj. [ME < OFr: see DESIRE & ABLE] 1. worth wanting or having; worthwhile, beneficial, expedient, etc. 2. arousing desire; pleasing, attractive, etc. n. a desirable person or thing desirability n. desirableness desirably adv … English World dictionary
desirable — I (pleasing) adjective enjoyable, gratifying, pleasant, pleasurable, pleasureful, welcome II (qualified) adjective acceptable, eligible, entitled, qualified, recommendable, suitable, worthy III … Law dictionary
desirable — Desirable, id est, digne d estre desiré, Optabilis … Thresor de la langue françoyse
