The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
inéligible — [ ineliʒibl ] adj. • av. 1723; de 1. in et éligible ♦ Qui n est pas éligible. Candidat inéligible. ● inéligible adjectif Qui ne peut être élu. inéligible adj. Qui ne peut être élu. ⇒INÉLIGIBLE, adj. Qui ne remplit pas les conditions requises pour … Encyclopédie Universelle
ineligible — UK US /ɪˈnelɪdʒəbl/ adjective ► not allowed to do or receive something because you do not meet certain conditions: »The state has made a reasonable effort to help purge ineligible voters from election rolls. ineligible to do sth »His weak credit… … Financial and business terms
ineligible — I adjective cast out, disallowed, disapproved, disentitled, disqualified, eliminated, excluded, expelled, improper, inadmissible, inappropriate, inapt, inopportunus, kept out, not considered, not eligible, objectionable, out of the question,… … Law dictionary
ineligible — [in el′i jə bəl] adj. [ML ineligibilis] not eligible; not legally or morally qualified; not fit to be chosen; not suitable n. an ineligible person ineligibility n. ineligibly adv … English World dictionary
ineligible — (adj.) 1770, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + ELIGIBLE (Cf. eligible) … Etymology dictionary
ineligible — [adj] not qualified disqualified, inappropriate, incompetent, objectionable, ruled out, unacceptable, unavailable, undesirable, unequipped, unfit, unqualified, unsuitable; concepts 402,558 Ant. acceptable, eligible, equipped, qualified, suitable … New thesaurus
ineligible — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not eligible. DERIVATIVES ineligibility noun ineligibly adverb … English terms dictionary
ineligible — adj. 1) ineligible for 2) ineligible to + inf. (she is still ineligible to vote) * * * [ɪn elɪdʒəb(ə)l] ineligible for ineligible to + inf. (she is still ineligible to vote) … Combinatory dictionary
ineligible — in|el|i|gi|ble [ınˈelıdʒıbəl] adj not allowed to have or do something because of a law or rule ≠ ↑eligible ineligible for ▪ Temporary workers are ineligible for the pension scheme. ineligible to do sth ▪ People under 18 are ineligible to vote.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ineligible — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
