deseable

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish desear

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old Spanish -abile

Spanish -able

Spanish deseable

From desear + -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deseˈable/ [d̪e.seˈa.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: de‧se‧a‧ble

Adjective

deseable m or f (masculine and feminine plural deseables)

1. desirable

   Antonym: indeseable

Derived terms

• deseabilidad
• deseablemente
• indeseable

Further reading

• “deseable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025