Definition
Able to be chosen or selected; eligible.
Etymology
From Latin eligens, present participle of eligere (to choose out), from ex- (out) + legere (to pick). It's a rare variant or archaic form of 'eligible.'
Kelly Says
While 'eligible' became the standard English form, 'eligent' survived in legal and formal texts as a more Latinate alternative, showing how English borrowed the same root word in slightly different ways.
Translations
BNবাংলা
বুদ্ধিমান
bud-dhi-maan
CACatalà
intelligent
in-tel-lee-gen
CSČeština
inteligentní
in-tel-ee-gen-t-nee
DADansk
intelligent
in-tel-lee-gen
DEDeutsch
intelligent
in-tel-lee-gen-t
ELΕλληνικά
έξυπνος
eks-ee-p-nos
ESEspañol
inteligente
in-tel-ee-gen-teh
FAفارسی
هوشیار
ho-she-yaar
FRFrançais
intelligent
in-tel-lee-gen
GUGU
જ્ઞાનવાન
j-nyaan-waan
HAHA
mai-girma
mai-gir-ma
HIहिन्दी
बुद्धिमान
budd-hi-maan
HUMagyar
intelligens
in-tel-lee-gens
IDBahasa Indonesia
cerdas
cher-das
ITItaliano
intelligente
in-tel-lee-gen-teh
JA日本語
知能の高い
chi-no-no-tak-ai
KO한국어
똑똑한
tto-kko-tto-khan
MSBahasa Melayu
cerdas
cher-das
MYမြန်မာ
တိတ်တိတ်
tee-tee-t
NLNederlands
intelligent
in-tel-lee-gen
NONorsk
intelligent
in-tel-lee-gen
PLPolski
inteligentny
in-tel-ee-gen-t-ny
PTPortuguês
inteligente
in-tel-ee-gen-teh
RORomână
inteligent
in-tel-ee-gen
RUРусский
интеллигентный
in-tel-lee-gen-t-nyy
SVSvenska
intelligent
in-tel-lee-gen
SWKiswahili
akili
ah-kee-lee
TAதமிழ்
புத்திசாலி
pu-tthi-sa-lee
TEతెలుగు
వివేకవంతుడు
vi-ve-ka-vam-thu-du
TLTL
matalino
ma-ta-li-no
TRTürkçe
akıllı
ah-kee-lee
UKУкраїнська
інтелігентний
in-tel-ee-gen-t-nyy
VITiếng Việt
thông minh
thong-minh