noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
Canada, General-American:/ˌɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ə.ti/
Canada, General-American:[ˌɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ə.ɾi]
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Australian:/ˌel.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ə.ti/
Australian:[ˌel.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ə.ɾi]
New-Zealand:/ˌel.ə.d͡ʒəˈbəl.ə.ti/
New-Zealand:[ˌel.ə.d͡ʒəˈbəl.ə.ɾi]
CMU ARPABET:EH2 L IH0 JH AH0 B IH1 L IH0 T IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The state, quality, or the fact of being eligible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
determine eligibility
meet eligibility
eligibility criteria
She checked her eligibility for the scholarship.
Citizenship is a requirement for eligibility.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the quality or state of being eligible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
eligibility of a candidate for office
eligibility for a loan
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: ineligibility
Broader terms: qualification, making
Narrower terms: insurability, marriageability
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
kelpoisuus
— quality of being eligible
French:
éligibilité
— quality of being eligible
French:
admissibilité
— quality of being eligible
Galician:
elixibilidade
— quality of being eligible
German:
Berechtigung
— quality of being eligible
German:
Eignung
— quality of being eligible
German:
Geeignetheit
— quality of being eligible
German:
Geeignetsein
— quality of being eligible
German:
Tauglichkeit
— quality of being eligible
German:
Zulassungsfähigkeit
— quality of being eligible
Greek:
εκλογιμότητα
(eklogimótita)
— quality of being eligible
Greek:
αιρετότητα
(airetótita)
— quality of being eligible
Hindi:
पात्रता
(pātratā)
— quality of being eligible
Italian:
idoneità
— quality of being eligible
Japanese:
有資格
(yūshikaku)
— quality of being eligible
Japanese:
適任
(tekinin)
— quality of being eligible
Malay:
kelayakan
— quality of being eligible
Māori:
māraurautanga
— quality of being eligible
Polish:
wybieralność
— quality of being eligible
Polish:
obieralność
— quality of being eligible
Polish:
elekcyjność
— quality of being eligible
Portuguese:
elegibilidade
— quality of being eligible
Romanian:
eligibilitate
— quality of being eligible
Russian:
пригодность
(prigodnostʹ)
— quality of being eligible
Russian:
приемлемость
(prijemlemostʹ)
— quality of being eligible
Serbo-Croatian:
kvalificiranost
— quality of being eligible
Serbo-Croatian:
podobnost
— quality of being eligible
Serbo-Croatian:
prikladnost
— quality of being eligible
Serbo-Croatian:
pogodnost
— quality of being eligible
Spanish:
elegibilidad
— quality of being eligible
Swedish:
behörighet
— quality of being eligible
Turkish:
mukarenet
— quality of being eligible
Turkish:
mutabakat
— quality of being eligible
Turkish:
müsait olma
— quality of being eligible
Turkish:
uygunluk
— quality of being eligible
Ukrainian:
прийня́тність
(pryjnjátnistʹ)
— quality of being eligible
