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Meanings of desirableness in English

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sex-appeal

Attractiveness to the opposite sex.

      sex-appeal
      Usage of desirableness in English
      1
      The omelet- Idonot perceive yet the desirableness of the omelet.
      The Happy Family
      2
      There was indeed no reason for my folly-nobeauty, no desirableness in you.
      The Red Axe
      3
      He used to quote Burns's stanza about the desirableness of wealth:-
      Captains of Industry; or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besi...
      4
      Is Olivia's unattainableness the main source of her desirableness for him?
      Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies
      5
      They were thus agreed as to the desirableness of some adaptability in one's ideas.
      How to Study and Teaching How to Study
      6
      There is no dispute as to the value or the desirableness of this accomplishment.
      Practical Essays
      7
      Mr. Crawford suggested the greater desirableness of some carriage which might convey more than two.
      Mansfield Park
      8
      The women who perturb men most are those who combine too effectively adorableness with desirableness.
      Hints for Lovers
      9
      This desirableness Mademoiselle Vallé had made clear to her.
      The Head of the House of Coombe
      10
      If I do, the desirableness of the pure air and free walking for Penini counterbalances them.
      The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Volume 2 of 2)
      11
      Prudence pointed to the desirableness of a return to Port Jackson with the least possible delay.
      The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
      12
      He began to suggest the desirableness of my learning to do something to make a living.
      The Reminiscences of an Astronomer
      13
      One obvious inference from the facts I have stated, is the extreme desirableness of a native agency.
      Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877
      14
      Meanwhile the desirableness of an interview with Carwin again returned, and I finally resolved to seek it.
      Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale
      15
      The harpooner suggested the eminent desirableness of a drink, and Scotty searched his pockets for dimes and nickels.
      John Barleycorn
      16
      But these were only aggravating circumstances, that shewed the desirableness of that intercourse which to me was unattainable.
      The Adventures of Hugh Trevor
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      Translations for desirableness
      Desirableness through the time