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- pronunciation:
- e
lih
j
bl
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
qualified for a benefit, privilege, or position, such as elective office.
One must be 35 years old to be eligible for the office of President of the United States.Only residents of the city are eligible to vote in city elections.
- synonyms:
- qualified
- antonyms:
- ineligible
- similar words:
- acceptable, fit, fitting, suitable, suited
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| definition 2: |
fit, worthy, or desirable, esp. for marriage.
- antonyms:
- ineligible
- similar words:
- appropriate, available, desirable, fit, suitable
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| related words: |
qualified |
adverb + (adj.)eligible
academically, automatically, legally, otherwise, potentially, thereby
(adj.)eligible
+ adverb
federally
(adj.)eligible
+ noun
admission,
adoption,
agency,
aid,
applicant,
arbitration,
assistance,
bachelor,
ballot,
beneficiary,
benefit,
bonus,
buyout,
certification,
championship,
citizen,
citizenship,
compensation,
consideration,
contest,
contribution,
coverage,
credit,
deduction,
disability,
discount,
donor,
draft,
entry,
exemption,
funding,
grant,
homeowner,
household,
inclusion,
individual,
insurance,
juror,
loan,
lunch,
membership,
naturalization,
parole,
participant,
participation,
patient,
payment,
penalty,
pension,
placement,
population,
postseason,
prize,
promotion,
provider,
recipient,
reimbursement,
release,
respondent,
retirement,
salary,
scholarship,
semester,
service,
stamp,
subsidy,
taxpayer,
transfer,
transplant,
tuition,
unemployment,
veteran,
visa,
voter,
voucher,
welfare
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| derivation: |
eligibly (adv.) |
The word eligible
contains the following parts:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
ebullient, edentulous, edict, educate, educe, egregious, egress, ejaculate, eject, elaborate, elate, elect, elicit, elide, eligible, elite, elocution, elongate, eloquence, eloquent, elucidate, elude, emaciate, emancipate, emasculate, emend, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emissary, emit, emollient, emolument, emulsion, enervate, enormity, enormous, enumerate, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, eruct, erudite, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, evanesce, event, eventuate, evert, evict, evident, evocative, evoke, evolution, evolve, ineluctable, ineradicable
leg2, lect1, lig
Latin
root
that means gather; choose; read
Example words:
collect, elect, election, eligibility, eligible, illegible, ineligible, lectern, lecture, legend, legible, neglect, select
-able, -ible, -ble
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means capable of being, doing, or undergoing
More about this word part:
The suffix -able
, and its variants, is attached to Latin verb roots or English transitive verbs to form adjectives. (In a small set of cases, -able
is attached to a noun, e.g. knowledgeable and marriageable.) For spelling purposes, it is useful to know that -able
is more likely to be added to a whole English word (comparable
, adorable
), while -ible
is more likely to follow a bound root (visible
, legible
). However,there are still many words which combine a root with -able
(capable
, inevitable
). The suffix -ity can be added to any adjective ending in -able
, -ible
, -ble
to produce a corresponding noun ending in -ability, -ibility, -bility (possible
+ -ity > possibility; irrevocable
+ -ity > irrevocability.)
Example words:
acceptable, accessible, admissible, adorable, amiable, amicable, audible, avoidable, believable, bearable, biodegradable, capable, calculable, cognizable, comparable, compatible, comprehensible, conformable, conversable, convertible, corrigible, credible, creditable, curable, dependable, despicable, disagreeable, disposable, divisible, eligible, explicable, flammable, flexible, illegible, illimitable, imaginable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impalpable, impassable, impeccable, impermeable, impermissible, imperturbable, implacable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impregnable, inalienable, inaudible, incapable, incalculable, incommunicable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, detectable, conceivable, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefeasible, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indivisible, indomitable, ineligible, ineluctable, ineradicable, inescapable, inevitable, inexorable, inexpiable, inexplicable, infallible, inhospitable, inimitable, inscrutable, inseparable, insuperable, intangible, interminable, intractable, invaluable, invariable, invincible, invisible, irrefragable, irrefutable, irremissible, irreparable, irreversible, irrevocable, legible, likable, lovable, manageable, measurable, movable, navigable, notable, opposable, palpable, perishable, permissible, placable, portable, possible, potable, predictable, preferable, prescriptible, recognizable, remissible, reprehensible, reversible, risible, semipermeable, sensible, superable, susceptible, tangible, tenable, tolerable, tractable, transmissible, unsupportable, usable, viable, visible, washable, affordable, allowable, reliable, remarkable, approachable, disputable, drinkable, durable, eatable, renewable, sustainable, unshakable
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