DESIPIENT De*sip"i*ent, a. Etym: [L. desipiens, p. pr. of desipere to be foolish; de- + sapere to be wise.]
Defn: Foolish; silly; trifling. [R.]
DESIRABILITY
De*sir`a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being desirable; desirableness.
DESIRABLE
De*sir"a*ble, a. Etym: [F. désirable, fr. L. desiderabilis. See
Desire, v. t.]
Defn: Worthy of desire or longing; fitted to excite desire or a wish
to possess; pleasing; agreeable.
All of them desirable young men. Ezek. xxiii. 12.
As things desirable excite Desire, and objects move the appetite.
Blackmore.
DESIRABLENESS
De*sir"a*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being desirable.
The desirableness of the Austrian alliance. Froude.
DESIRABLY
De*sir"a*bly, adv.
Defn: In a desirable manner.