HOW TO PRONOUNCE
desirable
/dɪˈzaɪɹəbəl/
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What does desirable mean?
adjective
- Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.
- Sexually attractive.
noun
- A thing that people want; something that is desirable.
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IPA pronunciation
/dɪˈzaɪɹəbəl/
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See this word in context.
“Then am I so much less desirable than Canler? I have money enough, and far more, for every need,” he said bitterly.
It became now, however, desirable to divert Ardan from questions of a practical nature, with which he was doubtless far less conversant.
More book examples (3)
She had heard a great many desirable things of the young soldier from the lady who had recommended her school to him.
Still it must be remembered that so vast and desirable an end cannot be even practically contemplated without a proportionate financial outlay.
A library of wisdom, then, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it.