Eligible

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Qualified or entitled to be chosen: eligible to run for office; eligible for retirement.
  • adj. Desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage: an eligible bachelor.
  • adj. Football Allowed under the rules to catch a forward pass: an eligible receiver.
  • n. A person who is eligible.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. suitable; meeting the conditions; worthy of being chosen
  • n. One who is eligible.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. That may be selected; proper or qualified to be chosen; legally qualified to be elected and to hold office.
  • adj. Worthy to be chosen or selected; suitable; desirable.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Fit to be chosen; worthy of choice; desirable: as, an eligible tenant.
  • Qualified to be chosen; legally qualified for election or appointment.
  • n. One who is qualified to be chosen or elected; an eligible person.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen
  • Equivalent
    legal    bailable    entitled    suitable    desirable    pensionable    in line    worthy   
    Antonym
    ineligible   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    suitable    desirable    qualified   
    Rhyme
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