Worthwhile vs Desirable - What's the difference?
worthwhile | desirable | Related terms |
Good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on.
Suitable]], worthy to be [[desire#Verb, desired.
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A thing that people want; something that is desirable.
As adjectives the difference between worthwhile and desirable
is that worthwhile is good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on while desirable is suitable, worthy to be desired.As a noun desirable is
a thing that people want; something that is desirable.worthwhile
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Alternative forms
* worth whileAdjective
(en adjective)- Doing volunteer work to help others is truly worthwhile .
desirable
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Adjective
(en adjective)- With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get
Antonyms
* undesirableNoun
(en noun)- There are plenty of desirables on display in the window.