adj.

1. Qualified or entitled to be chosen: eligible to run for office; eligible for retirement.
2. Desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage: an eligible bachelor.
3. Football. Allowed under the rules to catch a forward pass: an eligible receiver.

n.

A person who is eligible.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin ēligibilis, from Latin ēligere, to select. See elect.]

eligibility el'i·gi·bil'i·ty n.
eligibly el'i·gi·bly adv.

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adjective

1. Satisfying certain requirements, as for selection: fit¹, fitted, qualified, suitable, worthy. See ability/inability.
2. Deemed suitable for marriage: marriageable. Archaic marriable. See marriage/unmarried.

adj

Definition: fit, worthy
Antonyms: improper, inappropriate, ineligible, unfit, unsuitable, unsuited, unworthy

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IN BRIEF: Having the qualities or conditions required.

Most United States citizens over eighteen years of age are eligible to vote.

Common misspelling(s) of eligible

• eligable

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - valgbar, kvalificeret

Nederlands (Dutch)
geschikt, begeerlijk

Français (French)
adj. - ayant-droit, éligible, admissible

Deutsch (German)
adj. - berechtigt, geeignet, wünschenswert

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εκλέξιμος, εκλόγιμος, κατάλληλος, (μτφ.) ελεύθερος, καλός για σύζυγος

Italiano (Italian)
idoneo, desiderabile, disponibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - apropriado, qualificado (cargo)

Русский (Russian)
желательный, предпочтительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - idóneo, apto, elegible, aceptable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - valbar, berättigad, lämplig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
符合条件的, 合格的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 符合條件的, 合格的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 적격의, 바람직한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 選ばれる資格がある, …する資格がある, ふさわしい, 好ましい, 選ばれる資格のある, 適格の, 望ましい, 好適の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مؤهل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ראוי, כשיר, מתאים‬

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