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 of education is manifest, view it in what light we may, and whether as affecting individuals or communities.

From Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes by Mayhew, Ira

Charles himself, though he intended to prevent, if he could, a legal decision against his aunt, had hinted at the possibility and even desirableness of a private arrangement, if Catherine would agree.

From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by Froude, J.A.

Adams was at first very courteously received by George III., and presently set to work to convince Lord Carmarthen, the foreign secretary, of the desirableness of unrestricted intercourse between the two countries.

From The Critical Period of American History by Fiske, John

We think these passages interesting, because they are entirely opposed to the modern ideas of the desirableness of yellow lights and green blues, which have been introduced chiefly by the study of altered pictures.

From On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature by Ruskin, John

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