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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

desirable

/dɪˈzaɪɹəbəl/

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What does desirable mean?

adjective

  1. Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.
  2. Sexually attractive.

noun

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

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IPA pronunciation

/dɪˈzaɪɹəbəl/

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“Then am I so much less desirable than Canler? I have money enough, and far more, for every need,” he said bitterly.
Edgar Rice BurroughsTarzan of the ApesProject Gutenberg ebook #78
It became now, however, desirable to divert Ardan from questions of a practical nature, with which he was doubtless far less conversant.
Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the moon; and, round the moonProject Gutenberg ebook #83
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She had heard a great many desirable things of the young soldier from the lady who had recommended her school to him.
Frances Hodgson BurnettA Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first timeProject Gutenberg ebook #146
Still it must be remembered that so vast and desirable an end cannot be even practically contemplated without a proportionate financial outlay.
William BoothIn Darkest England, and the Way OutProject Gutenberg ebook #475
A library of wisdom, then, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it.
Richard de BuryThe Love of Books: The Philobiblon of Richard de BuryTranslated by Ernest Chester ThomasProject Gutenberg ebook #626