Hyphenation of eligible

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word eligible? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

el-i-gi-ble

Definitions of eligible:

1.	Qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen Eligible to run for office Eligible for retirement benefits An eligible bachelor

Synonyms of eligible:

adj	eligible, bailable, desirable, suitable, worthy, entitled, in line, pensionable, legal, qualified
adj	legal

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.