Desirable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

worth having or seeking or achieving

worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈeɪnweɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪzˈaɪəɹəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪzˈaɪəɹəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈeɪnweɪ/.

Examples

a desirable job
computer with many desirable features
a desirable outcome

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

worthy suitable

Antonyms

undesirable

Parts of Speech

adjective	worth having or seeking or achieving “a desirable job”
adjective	worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse “the parents found the girl suitable for their son”

Word Forms

desirableness	noun	the quality of being worthy of desiring
desirability	noun	the quality of being worthy of desiring
suitableness	noun	the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wünschenswert

es lohnt sich, etwas zu haben, zu suchen oder zu erreichen

🇫🇷French

souhaitable

ça vaut la peine d'avoir ou de chercher ou d'atteindre

🇪🇸Spanish

deseable

vale la pena tener o buscar o lograr

🇮🇹Italian

auspicabile

vale la pena avere, cercare o raggiungere

🇳🇱Dutch

wenselijk

waard om te hebben, te zoeken of te bereiken

🇵🇹Portuguese

desejável

vale a pena ter, buscar ou alcançar

🇷🇺Russian

желательно

стоит иметь, искать или достигать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वांछित

पाने या चाहने या हासिल करने लायक

🇧🇩Bengali

কাম্য

থাকা বা চাওয়া বা অর্জন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

விரும்பத்தக்கது

வைத்திருப்பது அல்லது தேடுவது அல்லது அடைவது மதிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

కావాల్సిన

కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా కోరుకోవడం లేదా సాధించడం విలువైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

इष्ट

असणे किंवा शोधणे किंवा साध्य करणे योग्य आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇચ્છનીય

રાખવા અથવા મેળવવા અથવા પ્રાપ્ત કરવા યોગ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪೇಕ್ಷಣೀಯ

ಹೊಂದಲು ಅಥವಾ ಹುಡುಕಲು ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಧಿಸಲು ಯೋಗ್ಯವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭികാമ്യം

ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കുകയോ അന്വേഷിക്കുകയോ നേടുകയോ ചെയ്യേണ്ടത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਾਇਦੇਮੰਦ

ਹੋਣ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਲਣ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

مطلوبہ

رکھنے یا تلاش کرنے یا حاصل کرنے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

理想的

值得拥有、寻求或实现

🇯🇵Japanese

望ましい

持つ価値がある、探す価値がある、達成する価値がある

🇰🇷Korean

바람직한

갖고 있거나 추구하거나 달성할 가치가 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mong muốn

đáng có hoặc tìm kiếm hoặc đạt được

🇹🇭Thai

ที่พึงปรารถนา

คุ้มค่าที่จะมีหรือแสวงหาหรือบรรลุ

🇮🇩Indonesian

diinginkan

berharga untuk dimiliki atau dicari atau dicapai

🇵🇭Filipino

kanais-nais

nagkakahalaga ng pagkakaroon o paghahanap o pagkamit

🇲🇾Malay

diingini

berbaloi untuk dimiliki atau dicari atau dicapai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرغوب فيه

يستحق الحصول عليه أو السعي إليه أو تحقيقه

🇮🇷Persian

مطلوب

ارزش داشتن یا جستجو یا دستیابی را دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

arzu edilen

sahip olmaya, aramaya veya başarmaya değer

🇮🇱Hebrew

רָצוּי

שווה לקבל או לחפש או להשיג

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