desirableness
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- undesirableness noun
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The calamities of the war then in progress on the Continent gave him arguments enough for the desirableness of peace.
From William Penn by Hodges, George
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
The desirableness, per se, of maintaining a surplus for this purpose does not, I think, admit of a doubt.
From Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy by Mill, John Stuart
Speeding hither and thither by rail, her eye caught beauty and desirableness in a flash; the settler stirred in her blood, and she longed to possess and to develop.
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe
I have stated, therefore, the only ways in which that end is attainable, without venturing even to express an opinion as to its real desirableness.
From The Seven Lamps of Architecture by Ruskin, John
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