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单词 desirability
释义

desirability

noun

de·​sir·​abil·​i·​ty di-ˌzī-rə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce desirability (audio)
plural desirabilities
1
desirabilities plural : desirable conditions
had understood and studied certain desirabilities D. D. Eisenhower
2
: the quality, fact, or degree of being desirable

Synonyms

  • advisability
  • advisableness
  • desirableness
  • expedience
  • expediency
  • judiciousness
  • prudence
  • wisdom
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Example Sentences

the desirability of immortality becomes a little less certain after some consideration of the consequences
Recent Examples on the Web The Swedes had an exceptionally high confidence in two contradictory values, the superiority of the Swedish way and the desirability of multiculturalism. Dominic Green, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 Numerous studies are in agreement about the desirability of investing in out-of-favor stocks as a strategy for obtaining above-average long-term rates of return. Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 The internet, Walsh suggests in Girl Online, is not for women at all but for girls, who are defined by their desirability, their malleability, and their cheerful object status. Philippa Snow, The New Republic, 30 Aug. 2022 More broadly, there is some anecdotal evidence that a few recent events have impacted the perceptions of foreign investors in the desirability of investing in the USA. Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 25 July 2022 Every year, the magazine ranks the top 150 most populous metropolitan areas in the country by analyzing the job market, housing affordability, quality of life, net migration and the desirability to live in the city. Eleanor Mccrary, The Courier-Journal, 2 June 2022 The product desirability is self-evident, and because Federal laws essentially prohibit banks from doing business with legal cannabis operators, most transactions are in cash. Scott Thomas, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2022 NFTs—the digital kind—are all about believing in the future, inasmuch as their value depends upon future humans ascribing desirability to digital ownership of photos or videos or tweets. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 15 June 2022 And the hot months reinforce how in the public sphere, bodies and desirability can be currency. Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 10 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1

desirability

noun

as in advisability
suitability for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances the desirability of immortality becomes a little less certain after some consideration of the consequences

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • advisability
  • feasibility
  • desirableness
  • expediency
  • usefulness
  • practicality
  • judiciousness
  • expedience
  • advantageousness
  • profitability
  • prudence
  • wisdom
  • advisableness
  • timeliness
  • beneficialness
  • opportuneness
  • seasonableness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • inadvisability
  • unwisdom
  • impracticality
  • inexpediency
  • imprudence
  • infeasibility
  • injudiciousness
  • inexpedience
  • untimeliness
  • inopportuneness
  • unseasonableness
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