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

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

The passions of men are not in proportion only to their sensibility, or to the desirableness of the object, but to the violence and irritability of their tempers, and the obstacles to their success.

From Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There by Hazlitt, William

These are to be considered and acted upon by men on whom the public responsibility rests, who will, doubtless, act considerately and wisely; but the desirableness of the thing itself is unquestionable.

From Parks for the People Proceedings of a Public Meeting held at Faneuil Hall, June 7, 1876 by Various

As the spring advanced however, though the desirableness of such a move might be more apparent, the difficulty of it as evidently increased.

From A Letter of Credit by Warner, Susan

Without questioning the desirableness of this end, of considering general truths without any previous examination of particulars, we may well doubt the power of modern philosophers to attain it.

From Transcendentalism in New England A History by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks