Home › Words › I › ineligibilityineligibilityineligibility means the state or quality of being ineligible.EtymologyFrom French inéligibilité, from Middle French.nounThe state or quality of being ineligible.e.g.“His ineligibility as a contestant was due to his former employment by the sponsor.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ineligibleness 86% match — ineligibility vs ineligibility →ineligibly 81% match — In an ineligible manner. vs ineligibility →ineligible 79% match — Not eligible; forbidden to do something. vs ineligibility →eligibility 74% match — The state, quality, or the fact of being eligible. vs ineligibility →eligibleness 69% match — eligibility vs ineligibility →unqualified 67% match — Not qualified: ineligible; unfit for a position or task. vs ineligibility →disqualify 65% match — To make ineligible for something. vs ineligibility →inadmissibility 64% match — The state of being inadmissible. vs ineligibility →