ineligible

  • 1inéligible — [ 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

  • 2ineligible — 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

  • 3ineligible — 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

  • 4ineligible — [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

  • 5Ineligible — In*el i*gi*ble, a. [Pref. in not + eligible: cf. F. in[ e]ligible.] Not eligible; not qualified to be chosen (for an office, post, position); not worthy to be chosen or preferred; not expedient or desirable. Burke. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6ineligible — (adj.) 1770, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + ELIGIBLE (Cf. eligible) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 7ineligible — [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

  • 8ineligible — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not eligible. DERIVATIVES ineligibility noun ineligibly adverb …

    English terms dictionary

  • 9ineligible — 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

  • 10ineligible — 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