eligible
(adjective) qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; “eligible to run for office”; “eligible for retirement benefits”; “an eligible bachelor”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
eligible (comparative more eligible, superlative most eligible)
allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something
worthy of being chosen (for marriage)
Used in the phrase eligible bachelor to mean “desirable male”, the corresponding term for a woman is nubile.
• qualified
• ineligible
• unqualified
eligible (plural eligibles)
One who is eligible.
Source: Wiktionary
El"i*gi*ble, a. Etym: [F. Ă©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.
2. Worthy to be chosen or selected; suitable; desirable; as, an eligible situation for a house. The more eligible of the two evils. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
