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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Desirable \De*sir"a*ble\, a. [F. d['e]sirable, fr. L.
     desiderabilis. See {Desire}, v. t.]
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  desirable
       adj 1: worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job";
              "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable
              outcome" [ant: {undesirable}]
       2: worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents
          found the girl suitable for their son" [syn: {suitable}, {worthy}]

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