Meanings
Eloi1
proper noun
- A male given name.
Eloi2
nounEloi pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyA group of people who have been domesticated or intentionally dumbed down.
Origin
Eloi · proper noun
- Latinēligere“to pick, to choose from”
- Medieval LatinEligius
- FrenchÉloi
- EnglishEloi
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”).
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Full word history & related roots →Eloi · noun
Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in 1895 as a fictional species in The Time Machine.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan Eloi
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French Éloi
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Latin Eligius
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Spanish Eloy
- EloyTranslations
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APA
Eloi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eloi
MLA
“Eloi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eloi. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eloi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eloi.
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