different between eligible vs fitted

English

Etymology

From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ?lig? (“select, choose”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l?d??b(?)l/

Adjective

eligible (comparative more eligible, superlative most eligible)

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

Usage notes

Used in the phrase eligible bachelor to mean “desirable male”, the corresponding term for a woman is nubile.

Synonyms

• qualified

Antonyms

• ineligible
• unqualified

Related terms

• eligibility
• eligibly
• elite
• elect
• elegant
• choosable
• licensed

See also

• illegible

Translations

Noun

eligible (plural eligibles)

1. One who is eligible.

Translations

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin eligibilis.

Adjective

eligible m or f (plural eligibles)

1. choosable; selectable (that one can choose)

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (eligible, supplement)

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?t?d/

Verb

fitted

1. simple past tense of fit ("to tailor, to change size")
2. (regional, sometimes proscribed) simple past tense of fit (other senses)
   • 2016 February 2, Kate Winslet & al., Jimmy Kimmel Live!

     Even though in a way you let him freeze to death in the water, because the way I see it...
     I agree. Y'know, I think he actually could have fitted on that bit of door.
     There was plenty of room on the raft.
     I know. I know, I know.

3. past participle of fit (“to tailor, change size”)
4. (regional, sometimes proscribed) past participle of fit (other senses)

Translations

Adjective

fitted (not comparable)

1. (of a kitchen, bathroom, etc.) Incorporating all of the fittings into connected units.

Antonyms

• unfitted

Derived terms

• ETCS-fitted
• non-ETCS-fitted
• retro-fitted

Related terms

• fitted cap