eligible en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Canada) audio
- /ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɛl.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈel.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
Etymology
From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“to select, to choose”).
Meanings
- Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something.
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Worthy of being chosen (for marriage).
an eligible bachelor
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more eligible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most eligible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
reeligible · noneligible · eligibleness · semieligible · uneligible · ultraeligible · semi-eligible · supereligible
Relateds
elite · illegible · elect · eligibility · elegant · eligibly
Synonyms
choosable · qualified · licensed
Translations (62)
ko 적격(適格)의 (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · da valgbar (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · ru жела́тельный (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · fr admissible (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · ru подходя́щий (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · sh погодан (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · gl elixíbel (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · fi sovelias (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · hu szóba jöhető (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · hu alkalmas (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · nb valgbar (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · sh poželjan (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · de berechtigt (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · te తగిన (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · da kvalificeret (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · sh pogodan (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · hu partiképes (worthy of being chosen (for marriage)) · hu jogosult (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · gv yn-reih (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · it qualificato (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · ru го́дный (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · de begehrt (worthy of being chosen (for marriage)) · de geeignet (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · fi oikeutettu (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · da attråværdig (worthy of being chosen (for marriage)) · sh prikladan (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · ro eligibil (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · fr éligible (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · de heiratswürdig (worthy of being chosen (for marriage)) · sh podoban (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · it eleggibile (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · es idóneo (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · pt elegível (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · sh прикладан (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · no egna (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · sh подобан (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · de zulässig (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · es eligible (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · de infrage kommend (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · it idoneo (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · fi sopiva (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · ja 選ばれるべき (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · ru прие́млемый (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · ia eligibile (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · bg подходящ (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · mi māraurau (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · de zulassungsfähig (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · da passende (worthy of being chosen (for marriage)) · fi kelvollinen (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · ja 有資格の (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · ja 適任な (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · hil dápat (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · grc αἱρετός (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · fi kelpoinen (worthy of being chosen (for marriage)) · sh пожељан (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · pl gotowy (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · ru приго́дный (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · hu megfelelő (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · ca elegible (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · ko 적임(適任)의 (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · bg приемлив (meeting the necessary requirements to participate in or be chosen for something) · gl elixíbel (worthy of being chosen (for marriage))