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ineligibility

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The state or quality of being ineligible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • His ineligibility as a contestant was due to his former employment by the sponsor.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the quality or state of being ineligible

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: eligibility

Broader terms: qualification, making

Narrower terms: uninsurability

History

Etymology

From French inéligibilité, from Middle French.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: inelegibilitat — state or quality of being ineligible
  • French: inéligibilité — state or quality of being ineligible
  • Galician: inelixibilidade — state or quality of being ineligible
  • German: Untauglichkeit — state or quality of being ineligible
  • German: Ungeeignetheit — state or quality of being ineligible
  • German: Unzulässigkeit — state or quality of being ineligible
  • Hindi: अपात्रता (apātratā) — state or quality of being ineligible
  • Hindi: अयोग्यता (ayogyatā) — state or quality of being ineligible
  • Italian: ineleggibilità — state or quality of being ineligible
  • Japanese: 無資格 (mushikaku) — state or quality of being ineligible
  • Japanese: 不適格 (futekikaku) — state or quality of being ineligible
  • Japanese: 不適任 (futekinin) — state or quality of being ineligible
  • Japanese: 潜り (moguri) — state or quality of being ineligible
  • Portuguese: inelegibilidade — state or quality of being ineligible
  • Spanish: inelegibilidad — state or quality of being ineligible