Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Desirable \De*sir"a*ble\, a. [F. d['e]sirable, fr. L.
desiderabilis. See {Desire}, v. t.]
Worthy of desire or longing; fitted to excite desire or a
wish to possess; pleasing; agreeable.
All of them desirable young men. --Ezek. xxiii.
12.
As things desirable excite Desire, and objects move the
appetite. --Blackmore.
Source : WordNet®
desirable
adj 1: worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job";
"computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable
outcome" [ant: {undesirable}]
2: worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents
found the girl suitable for their son" [syn: {suitable}, {worthy}]