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

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne