Antonyms for desirability
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : dih-zahyuh r-uh-buh l |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈzaɪər ə bəl |
Definition of desirability
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French desirable (12c.), from dasirer (see desire (v.)). Related: Desirably; desirability.
- As in value : noun advantage, worth
- As in worth : noun value, estimation associated with something
- As in charm : noun enchantment, allure
- As in expediency/expedience : noun appropriateness; worth
- Was it intended that the Duquettes should recognize the desirability of vacating the farm?
- Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
- It is simply a fact that has nothing to do with desirability or charm or anything else.
- Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
- Once a letter spoke of the desirability of being an optimist.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- Did he ever betray any doubts as to the desirability of his career?
- Extract from : « The Man Who Wins » by Robert Herrick
- You will now appreciate the desirability of guarding your conduct.
- Extract from : « Little Miss Grouch » by Samuel Hopkins Adams
- Moreover, it is possible to dispute the desirability of the remedy.
- Extract from : « Chapters in Rural Progress » by Kenyon L. Butterfield
- I do suggest the desirability and the feasibility of genuine co-operation.
- Extract from : « Chapters in Rural Progress » by Kenyon L. Butterfield
- It would be very desirable; but its desirability does not prove that they exist!
- Extract from : « The Light Shines in Darkness » by Leo Tolstoy
- As to the desirability of free transportation, see Report of Ohio School, 1843, p. 11.
- Extract from : « The Deaf » by Harry Best
- People are forever talking about the desirability of training girls for motherhood.
- Extract from : « Dear Enemy » by Jean Webster
Synonyms for desirability
- account
- advantage
- advantageousness
- advisability
- agreeableness
- aid
- allurement
- appeal
- appositeness
- aptness
- assistance
- attraction
- attractiveness
- avail
- bearing
- beauty
- benefit
- bewitchery
- caliber
- charisma
- chemistry
- class
- condition
- conjuration
- connotation
- consequence
- content
- convenience
- cost
- credit
- delightfulness
- denotation
- desirability
- dignity
- distinction
- drift
- effectiveness
- efficiency
- eminence
- equivalence
- esteem
- estimation
- excellence
- fascination
- finish
- fitness
- force
- glamour
- goodness
- grace
- grade
- help
- helpfulness
- implication
- import
- importance
- interpretation
- IT
- judiciousness
- lure
- magic
- magnetism
- mark
- marketability
- meaning
- meaningfulness
- meetness
- merit
- moment
- note
- opportunism
- opportunity
- order
- perfection
- pizzazz
- policy
- power
- practicality
- pragmatism
- preference
- price
- profit
- profitability
- profitableness
- properness
- propitiousness
- propriety
- prudence
- purpose
- quality
- rate
- regard
- repute
- rightness
- sense
- serviceableness
- significance
- something
- sorcery
- spell
- star quality
- state
- stature
- substance
- suitability
- superiority
- use
- usefulness
- utilitarianism
- utility
- valuation
- virtue
- weight
- witchery
- worthiness
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