Meanings
nouneligibility (usually uncountable, plural eligibilities)
plural eligibilities
- uncountableusuallyThe state, quality, or the fact of being eligible.
meet eligibility
4 more examples
determine eligibility
eligibility criteria
She checked her eligibility for the scholarship.
Citizenship is a requirement for eligibility.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish kelpoisuus
- kelpoisuusquality of being eligible
French éligibilité, admissibilité
- éligibilitéquality of being eligible
- admissibilitéquality of being eligible
German Berechtigung, Eignung
- Berechtigungquality of being eligible
- Eignungquality of being eligible
- Geeignetheitquality of being eligible
- Geeignetseinquality of being eligible
- Tauglichkeitquality of being eligible
- Zulassungsfähigkeitquality of being eligible
Greek εκλογιμότητα, αιρετότητα
- εκλογιμότητα (eklogimótita)quality of being eligible
- αιρετότητα (airetótita)quality of being eligible
Hindi पात्रता
- पात्रता (pātratā)quality of being eligible
Italian idoneità
- idoneitàquality of being eligible
Japanese 有資格, 適任
- 有資格 (yūshikaku)quality of being eligible
- 適任 (tekinin)quality of being eligible
Malay kelayakan
- kelayakanquality of being eligible
Māori māraurautanga
- māraurautangaquality of being eligible
Polish wybieralność, obieralność
- wybieralnośćquality of being eligible
- obieralnośćquality of being eligible
- elekcyjnośćquality of being eligible
Portuguese elegibilidade
- elegibilidadequality of being eligible
Romanian eligibilitate
- eligibilitatequality of being eligible
Russian пригодность, приемлемость
- пригодность (prigodnostʹ)quality of being eligible
- приемлемость (prijemlemostʹ)quality of being eligible
Spanish elegibilidad
- elegibilidadquality of being eligible
Swedish behörighet
- behörighetquality of being eligible
Turkish mukarenet, mutabakat
- mukarenetquality of being eligible
- mutabakatquality of being eligible
- müsait olmaquality of being eligible
- uygunlukquality of being eligible
Ukrainian прийня́тність
- прийня́тність (pryjnjátnistʹ)quality of being eligible
Cite this entry
APA
eligibility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eligibility
MLA
“eligibility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eligibility. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eligibility,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eligibility.
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