eligible

About 6.56 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something.
2. adjective Worthy of being chosen (for marriage).

   an eligible bachelor

3. noun One who is eligible.

Similar words

in line suitable entitled worthy legal bailable pensionable desirable qualified admissibility

Often followed by

for to voters as and employees under young men

Word family

eligibles eligibly