Associations to the word «Eligible»

Wiktionary

ELIGIBLE, adjective. Suitable; meeting the conditions; worthy of being chosen; allowed to do something.
ELIGIBLE, noun. One who is eligible.

Dictionary definition

ELIGIBLE, adjective. Qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement benefits"; "an eligible bachelor".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky