eligible
[adjective]
Synonyms: qualified, acceptable, appropriate, desirable, fit, preferable, proper, suitable, worthy

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Antonyms: ineligible
Contrasted words: undesirable, disqualified, unfit, unqualified, unsuitable, unworthy
Related Words: acceptable, desirable, likely, preferable, seemly, capable, fitted, qualified, suited, worthy, marriageable, nubile, visitable

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el‧i‧gi‧ble /ˈelɪdʒəbəl, ˈelɪdʒɪbəl/ adjective
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: Late Latin eligibilis, from Latin eligere; ⇒ elect¹]

1. someone who is eligible for something is able or allowed to do it, for example because they are the right age
eligible for
Students on a part-time course are not eligible for a loan.
eligible to do something
Over 500,000 18-year-olds will become eligible to vote this year.

2. [only before noun] an eligible man or woman would be good to marry because they are rich, attractive, and not married:
Stephen was regarded as an eligible bachelor.
—eligibility /ˌelɪdʒəˈbɪləti, ˌelɪdʒɪˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]

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