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Definition of desirable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Good pay and interesting work make this a very desirable job. The new store is in a highly desirable location.
Something that is desirable is worth having or doing because it is useful, necessary, or popular. Prolonged negotiation was not desirable. The crowd moved indoors for what were deemed the most desirable items.
1. pleasing; suitable; attractive: a desirable apartment. 2. arousing desire or longing. 3. advisable; recommendable: a desirable law.
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word desirable, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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Adjective desirable (comparative more desirable, superlative most desirable) Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.
DESIRABLE definition: worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine. See examples of desirable used in a sentence.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026 de sir a ble (di zīə r′ ə bəl), adj. worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine: a desirable apartment. arousing desire or longing: a desirable man or woman. advisable; recommendable: a desirable law. n. a person or thing that is desirable.
Desirable definition: Worth having or seeking, as by being useful, advantageous, or pleasing.
Desirable difficulties, versus the array of undesirable difficulties, are desirable because they trigger encoding and retrieval processes that support learning, comprehension, and remembering.
