desirability
How much wanted
Desirability is the quality of being wanted or attractive.
A job candidate's desirability depends on skills and experience.
A neighborhood's desirability affects property values.
The word often carries sexual overtones: She questioned her own desirability after the breakup.
In decision-making contexts, desirability weighs against feasibility—what you want versus what you can achieve.
Attractive, tempting quality
- attractivenessPleasing quality that draws
- magnetismForce between poles
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- drawCreate with pencil
captivation · interest · enchantment · glamour · charisma · pull · charm · elegance
Innate erotic drive
- passionIntense emotional drive
- lustIntense carnal appetite
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
eroticism · attractiveness · sexiness · hotness · chemistry · seduction · flirtation · infatuation
State of deserving recognition
- meritDeserved praise-worthiness
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- suitabilityState of being apt
- eligibilityState of meeting criteria
fitness · qualifications · adequacy · appropriateness · preferability · favorability · acceptability · advantageousness
Power to entice
- lureThing that tempts
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- enticementSomething that attracts
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
invitation · provocation · bait · come-on · siren call · inducement · sweetener · forbidden fruit
Forceful request or requirement
- marketabilityEase of selling something
- profitabilityCapacity to generate gain
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- utilityFunctional worth or purpose
asset · valuation · premium · exclusivity · scarcity · sought-after · covetable · collectibility
allure
Attractive, tempting quality
- attractivenessPleasing quality that draws
- magnetismForce between poles
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
draw · captivation · interest · enchantment · glamour · charisma · pull · charm · elegance · grace
libido
Innate erotic drive
sensuality · eroticism · attractiveness · sexiness · hotness · chemistry · seduction · flirtation · infatuation · ravishing
worthiness
State of deserving recognition
- meritDeserved praise-worthiness
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- suitabilityState of being apt
eligibility · fitness · qualifications · adequacy · appropriateness · preferability · favorability · acceptability · advantageousness · recommendability
seductiveness
Power to entice
- lureThing that tempts
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- enticementSomething that attracts
seduction · invitation · provocation · bait · come-on · siren call · inducement · sweetener · forbidden fruit · tantalizing
demand
Forceful request or requirement
- marketabilityEase of selling something
- profitabilityCapacity to generate gain
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
utility · asset · valuation · premium · exclusivity · scarcity · sought-after · covetable · collectibility · cachet
- beautymakeup, cosmetics, lipstick, mascara, eyeliner
- appealappeal, allure, attraction, attractiveness, charm
- worthvalue, merit, worth, deserving, worthiness
- valuesvalue, honesty, worth, fairness, morals
- collectiblesbaseball cards, commemorative stamps, rare coins, mementos, rare stamps
- Favorapproval, liking, preference, support, acceptance
desirabilityundesirability
Quality of being unwanted
repulsiveness · unattractiveness · repugnance · offensiveness · loathsomeness
desirabilityinadvisability
Unwise nature of something
unwisdom · imprudence · injudiciousness · foolishness · recklessness
desirabilityinfeasibility
Quality of being unworkable
impracticality · impracticability · unworkability · untimeliness · inopportuneness