Desirable

Definitions: Desirable

Desirable

Adjective

1. Worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome".

2. Worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son".

Date "desirable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1415. (references)

Synonyms: Desirable

Synonyms: suitable (adj), worthy (adj). (additional references)

Antonym: undesirable (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Desire	Desirable; desired; Verb: in demand; pleasing; (giving pleasure); appetizing, appetible; tantalizing.
Expedience	Adjective: expedient; desirable, advisable, acceptable; convenient; worth while, meet; fit, fitting; due, proper, eligible, seemly, becoming; befitting; Verb: opportune; (in season); in loco; suitable; (accordant); applicable; (useful).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Joy in heart more desirable than bullet. (Charlie Chan in Paris; writing credit: Philip MacDonald; Edward T. Lowe Jr.)
Movie/TV Titles	Desirable (1934)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	A Desirable Residence (reference) A Most Desirable M.d (Silhouette Desire, No 1371) (reference) Desirable Daughters: A Novel (reference) Desirable Men: How to Find Them (reference) Dr. Desirable (Silhouette Desire, No. 1421) (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Cosmopolitan Men: Portraits of Desirable Men (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Desirable Moments-Trumpet (reference) Night of Desirable Objects (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	The floating cross at the mouth of the trap. Excluding the statuette of St. Peter, the patron saint of fishermen, which is traditionally always the same, each Rais places his own images of saints. The cross serves the functional purpose of helping the fishermen read the currents. Slack water is the most desirable time to start the fishing operation.Credit: Fisheries.		The understory at Glade Bekken watershed is natural and desirable as spawning habitat for coho and chum salmon that are found in the streams in this watershed.Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.
	To ensure continuing worldwide availability of this valuable food staple, potato plant breeders must unite desirable processing and fresh-market characteristics with late blight resistance. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Play	Caption
	Excellent; great; superb; superior; good news; accomplished; admirable; attractive; capital; certified; champion; choice; choicest; desirable; distinctive; distinguished; estimable; exceptional; exemplary; exquisite; fine; finest; first; first-class; firs.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Abraham Lincoln	Property is the fruit of labor: property is desirable; it is a positive good.
Gaius Valerius Catullus	What is given by the gods more desirable than the fortunate hour?
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne	A little folly is desirable in him that will not be guilty of stupidity.
Plutarch	It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors.
William Godwin	The most desirable condition of the human species, is a state of society.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Treaty of Versailles	1919	They shall be entitled as often as they think desirable to proceed to any point whatever in German territory, or to send subcommissions, or to authorise one or more of their members to go, to any such point. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	A complete change of life became desirable.
Tangled Tale	Carroll, Lewis	I HAVE received several letters on the subjects of Knots II and VI, which lead me to think some further explanation desirable.
Scarlet Letter	Hawthorne, Nathaniel	Even the old Inspector was desirable, as a change of diet, to a man who had known Alcott.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	If we may believe certain oracles of crafty politics, from the governmental point of view, something of the emeute is desirable.
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	True, there never was and is not likely soon to be a nation of philosophers, nor am I certain it is desirable that there should be.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Currently, any HDL score higher than 35 is considered desirable. (references)
		Equal access to treatment for all individuals with PKU is highly desirable. (references)
		When available, a multidisciplinary approach to this evaluation may be desirable. (references)
Business		Chinese income-tax laws often make it desirable to provide greater subsidies and services rather than higher wage rates. (references)
		Once business has matured, the establishment of a representative office might be desirable to fully exploit regional potential. (references)
		It is based on the policy that the elderly and incapacitated people should remain in their own home for as long as possible and desirable. (references)
Children	India	Women's rights groups point out that the burden of providing girls with an adequate dowry is one factor that makes daughters less desirable. (references)
Civil Liberties	Liberia	Although there are some Muslims in senior government positions, many Muslims believe that they are bypassed for desirable jobs. (references)
	Cote d'Ivoire	Many prominent scholars active in opposition politics have retained their positions at state educational facilities; however, some teachers and professors suggest that they have been transferred or fear that they may be transferred to less desirable positions because of their political activities. (references)
Economic History	New Zealand	Since the value of a well-known trademark may be high, its registration is desirable. (references)
	Portugal	Proforma invoices with all the above details are not mandatory but are advisable and desirable. (references)
	Portugal	Many projects are EU-funded so an EU partner is desirable and is fundamental when bidding on these. (references)
Minorities	Iceland	Concern has been voiced, including by the Prime Minister, that the rapidly increasing number of foreigners being brought into the country to meet the labor shortage in fish processing and other less desirable occupations could lead to future problems, especially in the event of an economic downturn. (references)
Political Economy	India	The BJP Government may not move forward with needed reforms at a desirable pace because it is faced with mediating among competing interests both within its own party and among coalition partners. (references)
Trade	France	Though desirable because they offer extra information to the customer, they are not mandatory. (references)
Travel	Dominican Rep	Most Dominican businesspeople speak English, but communication in Spanish is desirable. (references)
Worker Rights	Macedonia	While the majority of women and girls trafficked from other countries transit the country on their way to other countries, some women considered by traffickers as less desirable in Western Europe are left in the country without money and forced to work as prostitutes. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	LEXICOGRAPHER, n. A pestilent fellow who, under the pretense of recording some particular stage in the development of a language, does what he can to arrest its growth, stiffen its flexibility and mechanize its methods. For your lexicographer, having written his dictionary, comes to be considered "as one having authority," whereas his function is only to make a record, not to give a law. The natural servility of the human understanding having invested him with judicial power, surrenders its right of reason and submits itself to a chronicle as if it were a statue. Let the dictionary (for example) mark a good word as "obsolete" or "obsolescent" and few men thereafter venture to use it, whatever their need of it and however desirable its restoration to favor -- whereby the process of improverishment is accelerated and speech decays. On the contrary, recognizing the truth that language must grow by innovation if it grow at all, makes new words and uses the old in an unfamiliar sense, has no following and is tartly reminded that "it isn't in the dictionary" -- although down to the time of the first lexicographer (Heaven forgive him!) no author ever had used a word that was in the dictionary. In the golden prime and high noon of English speech; when from the lips of the great Elizabethans fell words that made their own meaning and carried it in their very sound; when a Shakespeare and a Bacon were possible, and the language now rapidly perishing at one end and slowly renewed at the other was in vigorous growth and hardy preservation -- sweeter than honey and stronger than a lion -- the lexicographer was a person unknown, the dictionary a creation which his Creator had not created him to create. God said: "Let Spirit perish into Form," And lexicographers arose, a swarm! Thought fled and left her clothing, which they took, And catalogued each garment in a book. Now, from her leafy covert when she cries: "Give me my clothes and I'll return," they rise And scan the list, and say without compassion: "Excuse us -- they are mostly out of fashion." Sigismund Smith
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
General Richard Myers	Well, if you remember, if we go back to the beginning of this segment, the goal has never been to get bin Laden. Obviously, that's desirable.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George Washington	1789-1797	To cooperate with you in this desirable work is a fervent and favorite wish of my heart.
Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809	Where that is competent it is always the most desirable.
James Madison	1809-1817	A revision of the militia laws for the purpose of rendering them more systematic and better adapting them to emergencies of the war is at this time particularly desirable.
James Monroe	1817-1825	Uniformity in the demand and price of an article is highly desirable to the domestic manufacturer.
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	I can not refrain from expressing the pleasure I feel at the near approach of that desirable event.
Herbert C. Hoover	1929-1933	Its purpose will be to make such recommendations for reorganization of the administration of Federal laws and court procedure as may be found desirable.
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	Further assistance is desirable and essential.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	We have insisted that decreases in very desirable but less urgent programs be made before we would approve any increases.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Desirable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 99.86% of the time. "Desirable" is used about 2,103 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	99.86%	2,100	4,141
Noun (proper)	0.14%	3	202,518
Total	100.00%	2,103	N/A

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "desirable".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Dezirinda	Female	Esperanto	To be desirable
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "desirable": most desirable. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "desirable": conventionally-desirable, systemically-desirable.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "desirable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		begeerlik, begeerbaar. (various references)

Albanian		i përshtatshëm (adapt, adequate, adjustable, appropriate, becoming, befitting, canny, comely, competent, congruous, convenient, decent, done, due, elastic, eligible, expedient, fit, fitting, germane, handy, likely, livable, liveable, opportune, Pat, proper, propitious, qualified, rated, relevant, seemly, suitable, suited, tenable, well-becoming, well-suited), i mirë (benign, canny, carriageable, decent, fine, gentle, good, good tempered, goodly, handsome, keen, kind, kindhearted, kindly, lovely, nice, pleasant, pukka, salable, tops, virtuous), i dëshirueshëm (plummy). (various references)

Arabic		‏محبوب (agreeable, beloved, darling, dear, dearest, dearly loved, delightful, favorite, favourite, likable, likeable, lovable, lovely, lover, lovey, pleasing, popular, well-beloved), ‏محبب (attractive, grainy, granular, granulated, likable, lovely), ‏مرغوب فيه (eligible), ‏مرغوب (coveted, demand, desired, in demand, in request, sought after, wished for), ‏جذاب (allurement, alluring, appealing, attractive, becoming, captivating, catching, catchy, charming, cute, ducky, engaging, enticing, fascinating, fetching, fine, inviting, magnetic, magnetizing, nice, picturesquely, pleasant, prepossessing, pretty, seductive, sweet, taking, tasty). (various references)

Bulgarian		желателен (optative, well), желан (acceptable, intended, wanted, welcome), привлекателен (alluring, appealing, attractive, catching, catchy, congenial, cute, debonair, engaging, enticing, fetching, ingratiating, interesting, inviting, lickerish, likable, likeable, likely, lovable, pleasing, prepossessing, pretty, seductive, sightly, taking, tempting, winsome, yummy). (various references)

Chinese		中意 (Desirability, Pleasingly), 合意 (acceptable). (various references)

Czech		vhodný (adequate, advisable, applicable, apposite, appropriate, apt, becoming, convenient, eligible, expedient, felicitous, fit, fitting, good, happy, matching, opportune, presentable, proper, propitious, right, sufficient, suitable, suited), potřebný (necessary, needful, needy, perquisite, required, requisite, wanting), přitažlivý (alluring, attractive, catchy, prepossessing, toothsome), žádoucí. (various references)

Danish		dokumenter,som Domstolen finder ønskelige (documents considered desirable by the Court), sfaeriske og cylindriske kamre blev ogsaa anvendt, naar det var oenskeligt at foelsomhedens retningsafhaengighed skulle vaere minimal (spherical chambers and cylindrical chambers were also used when it was desirable to have minimum directional variation in sensitivity), en mere udstrakt kontrol med drikkevand ville vaere oenskelig (more extensive surveillance of consumer tap samples would be desirable), emnerne boer vedroere Europas interesser,paa vort kontinent eller uden for dette,paa omraader,hvor en faelles stillingtagen bliver noedvendig eller oenskelig (the subjects dealt with must concern European interests whether in Europe itself or elsewhere where the adoption of a common position is necessary or desirable), eftersom det er foretraekke at have ankerkaedens beroeringslinie med havbunden foran eller ved ankret,er det noedvendigt at foretage en enkeltankerkaedeanalyse (since it is most desirable to have the mooring line catenary tangent to the ocean floor before or at the anchor), økonomisk set ønskværdig beskatning (economically desirable taxation). (various references)

Dutch		wenselýk, begerenswaardig, begeerlýk. (various references)

Esperanto		dezirinda. (various references)

Farsi		پسندیده (Acceptable, Admirable, Good, Honorable), مطلوب (Favorite, Idealistic, Lief, Nice), مرغوب , خواستنی (Enviable), خوش ایند (Comely, Winsome). (various references)

Finnish		toivottava (to be desired), tavoiteltava (covetable), suotava (advisable, to be desired). (various references)

French		désirable. (various references)

German		wünschenswert, begehrenswert (attractive, covetable), erwünscht (desired, welcome). (various references)

Greek		σκόπιμοσ (deliberate, expedient, intentional, purposeful, purposive, wilful, willful), επιθυμητόσ (covetable), ελκυστικόσ (attractive, buxom, catching, engaging, inviting, prepossessing, taking, winning, winsome). (various references)

Hebrew		רצוי (acceptable, appeasement, expedient, favourable, placation, propitiation, satisfaction, welcome), � חמ�" (adorable, charming, cute, dainty, delightful, lovely, mellow, nice, pleasant, pretty), � רצ�" (acceptable, pleasing). (various references)

Hungarian		kívánatos (appetizing, concupisible, covetable, desired, much to be desired). (various references)

Indonesian		diinginkan, patut (apposite, equitable). (various references)

Italian		desiderabile (advisable, eligible). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		好ましい (likeable, nice). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ねがわしい, のぞましい (hoped for), �"のましい (likeable, nice). (various references)

Korean		�"람직한. (various references)

Manx		yeearreeoil, miandagh (addict, craver, desirous, lustful). (various references)

Norwegian		ønskelig. (various references)

Pig Latin		esirableday

Portuguese		desejável (plummy, wanted). (various references)

Romanian		dezirabil. (various references)

Russian		желательный. (various references)

Scottish		tlachdmhor (comely, delightful). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		poželjan (welcome). (various references)

Spanish		deseable. (various references)

Swedish		önskvärd (eligible). (various references)

Turkish		hoş (affable, agreeable, beautiful, bonny, canny, charming, clean-cut, congenial, debonair, debonaire, delectable, delicious, delightful, elegant, enjoyable, fine, fragrant, handsome, jolly, kind, kindly, likable, likeable, lovable, lovely, nice, nicely, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, prettily, pretty, sapid, smart, smooth, suave, subtile, subtle, sweetly, tuneful, well, winning, winsome), beğenilen (admirable, creditable), çekici (alluring, appealing, attractive, bewitching, breakdown truck, breakdown van, captivating, catching, catchy, charismatic, charming, comely, endearing, engaging, engrossing, enthralling, fascinating, fetching, haul, haulier, inviting, juicy, magnetic, nubile, prepossessing, ravishing, sapid, seductive, sexy, spicy, stunning, taking, tempting, toothsome, tow truck, towing truck, tractive, tractor, winsome, witching, wrecker). (various references)

Ukranian		спокусливий (alluring, aphrodisiac, enticing, fetching, glittering, pin up, piquant, provocative, provocatory, seductive, tempting, wooing), жаданий (acceptable, wishful), бажаний (acceptable, admired, appetible, calculated, optative, sought after, welcome, wishful). (various references)

Vietnamese		đáng thèm muốn; đáng ao ước. (various references)

Welsh		dymunol (agreeable, pleasant), dewisol (choice). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	commoda, commodum, desiderabile, desiderabilem, desiderabili, desiderabilia, desiderabilis, desiderabilium. (various references)
Avestan	200-600	vairîm. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Proverbs Chapter 8, Verse 11
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kreisswn gar sofia liqwn polutelwn pan de timion ouk axion authV estin
Latin	405	Vulgate	Melior est enim sapientia cunctis pretiosissimis et omne desiderabile ei non potest conparari
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Betere is wisdam than alle the most precious richessis; and al desirable thing to it mai not be comparisound.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Proverbs Chapter 8, Verse 11
Cebuano	Kay ang kaalam labi pang maayo kay sa mga rubi; Ug ang tanang mga butang nga pagatinguhaon dili ikagtanding niana.
Croatian	Jer mudrost je vrednija od biserja i nikakve se dragocjenosti ne mogu porediti s njom.
Danish	thi Visdom er bedre end Perler, ingen Skatte opvejer den
Dutch	Want wijsheid is beter dan robijnen, en al wat men begeren mag, is met haar niet te vergelijken.
Finnish	Sillä parempi on viisaus kuin helmet, eivät mitkään kalleudet vedä sille vertaa.
French	Car la sagesse vaut mieux que les perles, Elle a plus de valeur que tous les objets de prix.
German	Denn Weisheit ist besser als Perlen; und alles, was man wünschen mag, kann ihr nicht gleichen.
Hungarian	Mert jobb a bölcseség a drágagyöngyöknél; és semmi gyönyörûségek ehhez egyenlõk nem lehetnek.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Akulah hikmat, lebih berharga dari berlian; tak dapat dibandingkan dengan apa pun yang kauidamkan.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Karena hikmat itu terlebih baik dari pada mutiara, maka segala permata intanpun tiada dapat dibanding dengan dia.
Maori	Pai atu hoki te whakaaro nui i nga rupi; e kore hoki nga mea katoa e minaminatia nei e tau hei whakarite mona.
Norwegian	For visdom er bedre enn perler, og ingen skatt kan lignes med den.
Rumanian	Cqci knyelepciunea preyuiewte mai mult de ckt mqrgqritarele, wi nici un lucru de prey nu se poate asemui cu ea.
Russian	� ПФПНХ ЮФП НХ�"ТПУФШ МХЮЫЕ ЦЕНЮХЗБ, Й ОЙЮФП ЙЪ ЦЕМБЕНПЗП ОЕ УТБЧОЙФУС У ОЕА.
Spanish	Porque la sabiduría es mejor que las perlas; nada de lo que desees podrá compararse con ella.
Swedish	Ty visheten är bättre än pärlor; allt vad härligt som finnes går ej upp emot henne.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "desirable": desirableness, desirablenesses, desirables. (additional references)
	Words ending with "desirable": undesirable. (additional references)
	Words containing "desirable": undesirableness, undesirablenesses, undesirables. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Desirable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: desireable, desserbil, diturrible, respirable, rewirable. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "desirable" (pronounced duzī"rubul or duzī"erubul)
9	d u z ī" r u b u l	undesirable.
5	-r u b u l	adorable, arable, bearable, curable, demonstrable, deplorable, durable, execrable, horrible, impenetrable, incurable, nondurable, parable, repairable, terrible, unbearable, uninsurable, wearable.
4	-u b u l	abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, dependable, deployable, depreciable, describable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, winnable, workable.
3	-b u l	able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble.
5	-er u b u l	admirable, answerable, comparable, considerable, deliverable, discoverable, dishonorable, favorable, hon, honorable, imponderable, incomparable, inexorable, innumerable, inoperable, inseparable, insufferable, intolerable, invulnerable, irreparable, maneuverable, measurable, memorable, miserable, operable, pleasurable, preferable, recoverable, tolerable, unalterable, unanswerable, unfavorable, venerable, vulnerable.
4	-u b u l	abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, insatiable, inscrutable, insoluble, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, marketable, microwavable, miscible, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, washable, wearable, winnable, workable.
3	-b u l	able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-d-e-e-i-l-r-s"
	-1 letter: abseiled, bedrails, beladies, realised, resailed, rideable, sidereal.
	-2 letters: abiders, aediles, bailees, bailers, baldies, beadier, beadles, bedrail, beliers, bleared, brailed, braised, bridals, bridles, darbies, dealers, dearies, debaser, derails, derbies, dialers, disable, edibles, leaders, leadier, readies, realise, redials, resiled, ribalds, ridable, sabered, seabird, sidebar.
	-3 letters: abeles, abider, abides, abseil, aedile, aeried, aeries, aiders, aisled, alders.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-d-e-e-i-l-r-s"
	+1 letter: breadlines, desirables, diableries, marbleised.
	+2 letters: deliberates, describable, discernable, liberalised, predicables, undesirable.
	+3 letters: considerable, detribalizes, disagreeable, disagreeably, discoverable, disreputable, fiberglassed, restabilized, subepidermal, undesirables.
	+4 letters: admirableness, banderilleros, boulevardiers, candleberries, considerables, defibrillates, deliberations, desirableness, dischargeable, discreditable, imponderables, indescribable, readabilities, reestablished, undescribable.
	+5 letters: creditableness, deliberateness, desirabilities, discourageable, disequilibrate, disrespectable, disserviceable, drapeabilities, driveabilities, formidableness, inconsiderable, indemonstrable, indiscoverable, preestablished, rediscountable, undiscoverable, unpredictables.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 65 73 69 72 61 62 6C 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-.. . ... .. .-. .- -... .-.. .

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (

Expression	Frequency per Day
desirable	20
daughter desirable	5
austin desirable healey most	4
desirable live most place	4
desirable woman	3
bharati by daughter desirable mukherjee	3
area desirable in live sacramento very	3
desirable disc	3
desirable female uk	2
bharati daughter desirable mukherjee	2
desirable most woman	2
desirable live place	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Desirable

Definitions: Desirable

Desirable

Adjective

Synonyms: Desirable

Synonyms within Context: Desirable

Desire

Expedience

Crosswords: Desirable

Modern Usage: Desirable

Screenplays

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Desirable

Books

Theater & Movies

Music

Photo Album: Desirable

Sounds Captioned with "Desirable".

Familiar Quotations: Desirable

Abraham Lincoln

Gaius Valerius Catullus

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

Plutarch

William Godwin

Historic Usage: Desirable

Treaty of Versailles

Use in Literature: Desirable

Emma

Austen, Jane

Tangled Tale

Carroll, Lewis

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Non-Fiction Usage: Desirable

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: Desirable

General Richard Myers

Speeches: Desirable

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

James Monroe

Andrew Jackson

Herbert C. Hoover

Harry S. Truman

Lyndon B. Johnson

Usage Frequency: Desirable

Derived & Related Names: Desirable

Expressions: Desirable

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Desirable

Modern Translations: Desirable

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