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Desirableness

Desirableness \De*sir"a*ble*ness\, n. The quality of being desirable.

The desirableness of the Austrian alliance.
--Froude.

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desirableness

n. The quality of being desirable

WordNet
desirableness
  1. n. the quality of being worthy of desiring [syn: desirability] [ant: undesirability]

  2. attractiveness to the opposite sex [syn: sex appeal, desirability, oomph]

Usage examples of "desirableness".

Norris was most zealous in promoting the match, by every suggestion and contrivance, likely to enhance its desirableness to either party.

Crawford suggested the greater desirableness of some carriage which might convey more than two.

It may, or may not, suggest to some readers the desirableness of further inquiry.

But the grim visage of slavery can assume no smiles which can fascinate the partially enlightened slave, into a forgetfulness of his bondage, nor of the desirableness of liberty.