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# desirable

adjective (desirable, more desirable, most desirable)

«desirable» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Desirable means worth having or wanting; good, useful or attractive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desirable/#m1)
2. (formal) Desirable means advisable or a good idea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desirable/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: a desirable house, a desirable job. In job adverts and school tasks: «experience is desirable but not essential» means it helps but is not required. In science and ethics: a desirable outcome is a good result. Opposite: undesirable.

### Examples

- A garden is desirable when you have a dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desirable/#x1)
- It is desirable to arrive ten minutes early. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desirable/#x2)
- Good teamwork is a desirable skill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desirable/#x3)
- The house is in a very desirable area. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desirable/#x4)
- The advert said French was desirable but not essential. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desirable/#x5)
- A healthy breakfast is desirable before a long day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desirable/#x6)
- The King answered that in a certain country there was a King who had a beautiful daughter, and he thought it would be most desirable if Sigurd could get her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desirable/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: desire + able = desirable (drop the e). Noun: desirability. «Desirable» in job adverts means nice to have, «essential» means you must have it.

## In Jewish tradition

It means precious and worth wanting, such as the Land of Israel or wisdom.

**Interpretation.** Tradition calls the Land of Israel a desirable land, and the people's scorn of it is read as a great sin. Wisdom, or Torah, is said to be worth more than jewels.

### Examples

- Moreover, they scorned the desirable land, they believed not His word; (Writings PSA.106.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/desirable/#x1)
- For wisdom is better than rubies, and all things desirable are not to be compared unto her. (Writings PRO.8.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/desirable/#x2)
- There is desirable treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swalloweth it up. (Writings PRO.21.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/desirable/#x3)

### Note

Spelling: desire + able = desirable (drop the e). Noun: desirability. «Desirable» in job adverts means nice to have, «essential» means you must have it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «desirable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/desirable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «desirable» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/desirable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«desirable» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/desirable.html) on Mova free.