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The quality of being worth having.

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Usage examples (37)
  • Truth is like all beautiful things in the world; it does not disclose its desirability except to those who first feel the influence of falsehood.
  • This limits the long-term desirability of the yen as a trading currency.
  • (Of course I could read it on my Kindle anytime, but will I notice a difference in desirability?)
  • The weakness of such arguments lies not in the long-term desirability of keeping Budgets in surplus and debt at optimal levels.
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