illegitimate

Letters that make illegitimate

a, e, g, l, m, t, i are letters that make 'illegitimate'

Words within illegitimate

leg, IT, MA, MAT, ti, te, ma, git, at, mA, Gi, ill, mat, legitimate, il, GI, mate, IL, Ate, LE, At, Te, Ti are words within 'illegitimate'


3 possible definitions for 'illegitimate'

Illegitimate as "of marriages and offspring, not recognized as lawful"

Under this definition, illegitimate is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

legitimate has the opposite meaning of illegitimate

Similar to illegitimate

bastardly, base, spurious, wrongful, unlawful, left-handed, baseborn, adulterine, misbegot, misbegotten, fatherless are similar to 'illegitimate'.


Illegitimate as "the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents"

Under this definition, illegitimate is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

love child, illegitimate child, by-blow, whoreson, bastard have the same meaning as 'illegitimate'

illegitimate as a type

'illegitimate' can be a type of offspring, progeny, issue.

Derivatives of illegitimate

bastardly, spurious, bastardize, bastardise, misbegot, misbegotten are derivatives of 'illegitimate'.


Illegitimate as "contrary to or forbidden by law"

Under this definition, illegitimate is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

unlawful, outlaw(a), illicit, outlawed have the same meaning as 'illegitimate'

Derivatives of illegitimate

unlawfulness, illicitness, felon, outlaw, malefactor, crook, criminal are derivatives of 'illegitimate'.

Similar to illegitimate

illegal is similar to illegitimate.

Example of illegitimate used within this context

"an illegitimate seizure of power", "illicit trade", "an outlaw strike", "unlawful measures"



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