desirability

noun

di-ˌzī-rə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce desirability (audio)
Definition of desirabilitynext
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 Groupe Rocher will home in on product desirability and commitment to nature, as well. — Jennifer Weil, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025 Rethinking brand desirability Brand desirability in the luxury sector has traditionally been about quality and exclusivity. — Jill Standish, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 She’s broken the barriers of price point, mission focus, and desirability in a way that no one else has. — Laney Crowell, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024 Delaware's real estate market, in particular, has benefited from its appeal as a tax-friendly state and the desirability of locations like Rehoboth Beach. — Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for desirability
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  1. expediency
  2. expedience
  3. usefulness
Noun
  • That now appears to have been entirely brushed aside in the name of political expediency and the search for peace.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
  • At 80, the stinging reality is that after 54 years of advocacy, my optimism has been crushed as the Chesapeake dies a death of a thousand cuts on the altar of political expediency.
    — Gerald Winegrad, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2025
Definition of expediency
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  • The actions on Monday stunned current and former prosecutors and investigators who said the department was abandoning a tradition of holding public officials, corporate executives and others accountable for corruption in favor of an approach built on political or economic expedience.
    — Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
  • But to Trump and some of his advisers, the memo had a certain expedience.
    — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of expedience
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  • The Blue Trail asserts that productivity is the antithesis of human fulfillment, offering an alternative of sorts to the empty promises of capitalism and Soviet-style communism with its insistence that our wellbeing isn’t tied up with notions of usefulness.
    — Jay D. Weissberg, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The usefulness of the one-on-one meeting has become a topic for debate.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of usefulness

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