Eligible

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eligible \El"i*gi*ble\, a. [F. ['e]ligible, fr. L. eligere. See
     {Elect}.]
     1. That may be selected; proper or qualified to be chosen;
        legally qualified to be elected and to hold office.
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     2. Worthy to be chosen or selected; suitable; desirable; as,
        an eligible situation for a house.
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              The more eligible of the two evils.   --Burke.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  eligible
       adj 1: qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen;
              "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement
              benefits"; "an eligible bachelor" [ant: {ineligible}]
       2: prohibited by official rules; "an eligible pass receiver"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "eligible":
     acceptability, acceptable, admissible, appropriate, available,
     capable, desirability, desirable, eligibility, enfranchised, fit,
     fitness, fitted, fittedness, fitting, likely, marriageable, nubile,
     preferable, proper, qualification, qualified, seemly, single,
     suitability, suitable, suited, unmarried, unwed, with voice,
     with vote, worthiness, worthy