eligible B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈɛl.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/ UK /ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/ See IPA manual Freq #12112 Meanings 1 adj Having the right to do or receive something because you meet the necessary conditions. You are eligible to vote once you turn eighteen. 2 adj Seen as a good and desirable choice for marriage. He was considered one of the most eligible bachelors in town. Thesaurus Synonyms choosablelicensedqualified ↔ Opposites ineligibleunqualified Word family Forms eligibles Derived forms eligiblenessnoneligiblereeligiblesupereligibleultraeligibleuneligible Related forms electeleganteligibilityeligiblyeliteillegible Common collocations eligible bachelor Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“select, choose”). *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European eligible Middle French eligibilis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # eligible **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɛl.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/ **Frequency rank:** 12112 ## Meanings 1. Having the right to do or receive something because you meet the necessary conditions. 2. Seen as a good and desirable choice for marriage. ## Examples - You are eligible to vote once you turn eighteen. - He was considered one of the most eligible bachelors in town. ## Synonyms - choosable - licensed - qualified ## Antonyms - ineligible - unqualified ## Derived Forms - eligibleness - noneligible - reeligible - supereligible - ultraeligible - uneligible ## Related Forms - elect - elegant - eligibility - eligibly - elite - illegible ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *leǵ- - Root: eligible - Root: eligibilis ## Etymology From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“select, choose”). ## AI Etymology Eligible comes from Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“select, choose”). In current use, the main senses are “Having the right to do or receive something because you meet the necessary conditions” and “Seen as a good and desirable choice for marriage”. Its deeper ancestry includes Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown