eligibility

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eligibility

  • /ˌɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ UK
  • /ˌɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ə.ti/ Canada, US
  • [ˌɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] Canada, US
  • /ˌel.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ə.ti/ Australia
  • [ˌel.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] Australia
  • /ˌel.ə.d͡ʒəˈbəl.ə.ti/ New Zealand
  • [ˌel.ə.d͡ʒəˈbəl.ə.ɾi] New Zealand

noun eligibilities

  1. uncountable, usually The state, quality, or the fact of being eligible. determine eligibility

Opposite: ineligibility

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: approvable, admissibility, admissible, qualified, contributory, legitimacy, admission, qualifying, permissibility, acceptance, qualification, competence, attribution, qualify, justification, permissible

noun

Opposite: ineligibility

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noun quality of being eligible

Españolelegibilidad
日本語有資格 yūshikaku, 適任 tekinin
हिन्दीपात्रता pātratā
Portuguêselegibilidade
Françaiséligibilité, admissibilité
DeutschBerechtigung, Eignung, Geeignetheit, Geeignetsein, Tauglichkeit, Zulassungsfähigkeit
Italianoidoneità
Ελληνικάεκλογιμότητα eklogimótita, αιρετότητα airetótita
Românăeligibilitate
Русскийпригодность prigodnostʹ, приемлемость prijemlemostʹ

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@misc{eligibility_2026,
  title = {eligibility},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eligibility},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}