ineligible

  • 11ineligible — adjective Etymology: French inéligible, from in + éligible eligible Date: 1770 not eligible: as a. not qualified for an office or position b. not permitted under football rules to catch a forward pass < an ineligible receiver > • ineligibility&#8230; …

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  • 12ineligible — [[t]ɪne̱lɪʤəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ for n, ADJ to inf If you are ineligible for something, you are not qualified for it or entitled to it. [FORMAL] ...a ruling that he would be ineligible for any social security benefits... They&#8230; …

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  • 13ineligible — adjective not being able to have or do something (+ for): Temporary workers are ineligible for the staff discount scheme. | ineligible to do sth: ineligible to vote in the election ineligibility /In elidZK bIliti/ noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14ineligible — ineligibility, ineligibleness, n. ineligibly, adv. /in el i jeuh beuhl/, adj. 1. not eligible; not permitted or suitable: Employees are ineligible in this contest. 2. legally disqualified to hold an office. 3. legally disqualified to function as&#8230; …

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  • 15inéligible — (i né li ji bl ) adj. Qui n est pas éligible. On reconnut que le candidat était inéligible. L élection est nulle, quand elle tombe sur un sujet inéligible. ÉTYMOLOGIE    In négatif, et éligible …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 16ineligible — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ make sb/sth, render sb/sth ▪ consider sb/sth, declare sb/sth, deem sb/sth, rule …

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  • 17ineligible — in|el|i|gi|ble [ ın elıdʒəbl ] adjective prevented by official rules from doing something: ineligible for: Under the new policy, many students will become ineligible for loans …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18ineligible — UK [ɪnˈelɪdʒəb(ə)l] / US adjective prevented by official rules from doing something ineligible for: Under the new policy, many students will become ineligible for loans …

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  • 19ineligible — in•el•i•gi•ble [[t]ɪnˈɛl ɪ dʒə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) gov+law not eligible; not qualified or fit: ineligible for citizenship[/ex] 2) a person who is ineligible • Etymology: 1760–70 in•el i•gi•bil′i•ty, in•el′i•gi•ble•ness, n. in•el′i•gi•bly, adv …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20INÉLIGIBLE — adj. des deux genres Qui n a pas les qualités requises pour être élu. On reconnut que le candidat était inéligible …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)