eligible.
Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something.
Meaning & usage
Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something.
Worthy of being chosen (for marriage).
an eligible bachelor
Where this word comes from
From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“to select, to choose”).
One who is eligible.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“to select, to choose”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.