eligible
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl//
- United Kingdom//ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl//
- Canada//ˈɛl.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl//
- Australia//ˈel.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl//
Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something.
adjective
- 1
Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something.
- 2
Worthy of being chosen (for marriage).
an eligible bachelor
Etymology
From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“to select, to choose”).
noun
- 1
One who is eligible.
Federal agencies report that only about 1 percent of eligible students take advantage of switching schools and fewer than 20 percent of eligibles receive extra tutoring.
Forms
- plural
- eligibles
- comparative
- more eligible
- superlative
- most eligible
elf · A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness,…Eli · A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.Elias · A male given name from Hebrew.
eligible · Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something.
Elijah · An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.eliminate · To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.elimination · The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.