eligible
/ˈɛl.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/
adjectivenoun
Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something.
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ENABLE
Adjective 2 meanings
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”
Noun 1 meaning
One who is eligible.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“to select, to choose”).
Similar and opposite words
ELIGIBLE at a glance
ELIGIBLE has 8 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (E 1 + L 1 + I 1 + G 2 + I 1 + B 3 + L 1 + E 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,290 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with eligible
All rhymes- ABLE6
- POSSIBLE12
- AVAILABLE14
- TABLE7
- DOUBLE9
- RESPONSIBLE15
- TROUBLE9
- IMPOSSIBLE16
- TERRIBLE10
- COMFORTABLE20
- INCREDIBLE15
- CAPABLE13
One letter away
- ELIGIBLY14
- ELIDIBLE11
- EXIGIBLE18
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