eligible

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something
Worthy of being chosen (for marriage).

noun

/ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/ /ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eligible.wav /ˈɛl.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Ajshul-eligible.wav /ˈel.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/

eligible more eligible most eligible eligibles

From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“select, choose”).

choosable licensed qualified

ineligible unqualified

elect elegant eligibility eligibly elite illegible

eligibleness noneligible reeligible supereligible ultraeligible uneligible

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