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Eloi¹

  • /ˈiːlɔɪ/

Where it comes from

From French Éloi, from Medieval Latin Eligius, chiefly after Saint Eligius, from Latin ēligere (“to pick, to choose from”) + -ius (“-y: forming adjectives and names”).

proper noun

  1. A male given name.

Eloi²

  • /ˈiːlɔɪ/

Where it comes from

Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in 1895 as a fictional species in The Time Machine.

noun

  1. plural, plural only A group of people who have been domesticated or intentionally dumbed down.

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MLA

"Eloi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eloi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Eloi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eloi

Chicago

"Eloi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eloi.

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@misc{eloi_2026,
  title = {Eloi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eloi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}