Definition of "desirableness" [de•sir•a•ble•ness]

• The quality of being desirable (noun)

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• "The sense, the inward feeling, in the soul of each believer, of its exceeding 'desirableness' -- the experience, that he 'needs' something, joined with the strong foretokening, that the redemption and the graces propounded to us in Christ are 'what' he needs -- this I hold to be the true foundation of the spiritual edifice."
• "That beauty for which can be substituted the word "desirableness," and that insignificant beauty which is the beauty of gems, were in great demand."
• "The harpooner suggested the eminent desirableness of a drink, and Scotty searched his pockets for dimes and nickels."