different between eligible vs talented
eligible
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)
- allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something
- 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)
- One who is eligible.
Translations
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin eligibilis.
Adjective
eligible m or f (plural eligibles)
- choosable; selectable (that one can choose)
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (eligible, supplement)
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talented
English
Etymology
talent +? -ed
Adjective
talented (comparative more talented, superlative most talented)
- Endowed with one or more talents.
Synonyms
- gifted
Translations
Anagrams
- deletant
talented From the web:
- what talents do i have
- what talents do you have
- what talents are there
- what talents to level up eula
- what talents do you possess
- what talent shows are on tv
- what talents to level up xiao
- what talent fairy am i
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