as in feasibility
suitability for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances
the desirability of immortality becomes a little less certain after some consideration of the consequences
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Recent Examples of desirability
This is due, in part, to the end-of-the-world setting of the show, rendering his romantic desirability as a sort of gag.
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Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The researchers note that one of the study’s limitations is its reliance on self-report, which may have introduced social desirability bias.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
Because of their desirability, small statues start at $15, while larger ones can exceed $75.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2025
The debut reveals nine models, in fact, and each one punches far above its weight in the categories of design, nostalgia, and flat-out desirability.
—Nik Miles, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025
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Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The researchers note that one of the study’s limitations is its reliance on self-report, which may have introduced social desirability bias.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
Because of their desirability, small statues start at $15, while larger ones can exceed $75.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2025
The debut reveals nine models, in fact, and each one punches far above its weight in the categories of design, nostalgia, and flat-out desirability.
—Nik Miles, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desirability
Noun
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Leaders everywhere are willing to overlook the well-being of children for political expediency.—
Beatrice Weber,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
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The expediency allows the company's constellation to get up and running just before wildfire season begins.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Redemptive leadership at this level means designing for legacy, not expedience.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The 2024-25 budget is a prime example of such political expedience.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These two veterans of a long, bloody war have mostly outlived their usefulness to their respective causes.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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The concept made a limited impact with the team because his boss didn’t believe in its usefulness.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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“Desirability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desirability. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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