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DESIRABLENESS

Dictionary entry overview: What does desirableness mean?

• DESIRABLENESS (noun)
The noun DESIRABLENESS has 2 senses:

1. the quality of being worthy of desiring
2. attractiveness to the opposite sex

Familiarity information: DESIRABLENESS used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DESIRABLENESS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The quality of being worthy of desiring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

desirability; desirableness

Hypernyms ("desirableness" is a kind of...):

good; goodness (that which is pleasing or valuable or useful)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Attractiveness to the opposite sex

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

oomph; sex appeal; desirability; desirableness

Hypernyms ("desirableness" is a kind of...):

attractiveness (a beauty that appeals to the senses)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "desirableness"):

sultriness (the quality of expressing or arousing desire)

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