noun
Meaning 1
The state of being desirable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
desirability
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Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
attractiveness to the opposite sex
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sex appeal, desirableness, oomph
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attractiveness
Narrower terms: sultriness
noun
Meaning 3
the quality of being worthy of desiring
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: desirableness
Antonyms: undesirability
Broader terms: good, goodness
History
Etymology
Morphologically desirable + -ity and desire + -ability.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: wenselijkheid — state of being desirable
- Finnish: haluttavuus — state of being desirable
- French: désirabilité — state of being desirable
- Macedonian: пожелност (poželnost) — state of being desirable
- Malay: kebolehinginan — state of being desirable