Desirable

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: dɪˈzaɪ(j)əɹəbəɫ

Origin

From Old French desirable.

Full definition of desirable

Adjective

1. Suitable, worthy to be desired.
   This applicant has almost all desirable properties.
• Schuster Hepaticae V|viiWith 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

Noun

1. A thing that people want; something that is desirable.There are plenty of desirables on display in the window.----