desirability
noun
de·sir·abil·i·ty
di-ˌzī-rə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
plural desirabilities
1
desirabilities plural
: desirable conditions
had understood and studied certain desirabilities—
D. D. Eisenhower
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: the quality, fact, or degree of being desirable
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the desirability of immortality becomes a little less certain after some consideration of the consequences
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An electric plant built just to the south in 1912, construction of the Paddock Viaduct in 1913, and looming prohibition impacted both park access and desirability.
—Carol Roark, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2024
Johnson seems to have a flair for cultivating desirability: Frog Club is inscrutable, inaccessible, a knowing architect of its own absurdity.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
Each city's desirability and quality of life were determined by data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Labor.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 4 June 2024
Other categories evaluated in the ranking were desirability and job market, for a total of four categories in which the quality of life and value indexes were weighted most heavily based on a survey on the factors that were most significant to people.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 23 May 2024
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Carol Roark, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2024
Johnson seems to have a flair for cultivating desirability: Frog Club is inscrutable, inaccessible, a knowing architect of its own absurdity.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
Each city's desirability and quality of life were determined by data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Labor.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 4 June 2024
Other categories evaluated in the ranking were desirability and job market, for a total of four categories in which the quality of life and value indexes were weighted most heavily based on a survey on the factors that were most significant to people.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 23 May 2024
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“Desirability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desirability. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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