desirableness

American  

[di-zahy-er-uh-buhl-nis] / dɪˈzaɪ ər ə bəl nɪs /

noun

1. the quality, state, or fact of being desirable.

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Other Word Forms

• undesirableness
  noun

Example Sentences

But no one will question the desirableness of health, good temper, and education, in the companion of domestic life.

From The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews by Lunettes, Henry

Mr. Pellew was bound, in consideration of his company, to dwell upon the desirableness of keeping an even mind.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend

Our conclusion on this point is that they tend to overestimate or to underestimate themselves, according to the "desirableness" or "undesirableness" of the trait in question.

From Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods by Hollingworth, Harry L.

Nelson consented to the request of Mr. Archer, member for Rockhampton, for a select committee, to take evidence as to the desirableness of constructing the line.

From Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 by Corfield, W. H. (William Henry)

In almost all warm countries the luxury, almost the necessity, of arcades to protect the passengers from the sun, and the desirableness of large space in the rooms above, lead to the same construction.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John