- pronunciation:
- ih
lI
siht
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
not permitted by custom or law; illegitimate.
His illicit stock market dealings eventually got him into trouble.Marriage to a first cousin is illicit in a number of U.S. states.The senator's wife had been unaware that he had been having an illicit relationship with one of his aides.- synonyms:
- banned, forbidden, illegal, illegitimate, outlawed, proscribed, unlawful
- antonyms:
- lawful, legal, legitimate, licit
- similar words:
- criminal, unconstitutional, under-the-counter, under-the-table, wildcat
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| related words: |
wrong |
| derivations: |
illicitly (adv.), illicitness (n.) |
The word illicit
contains the following part:
il-2
Latin
prefix
that means
not, without
More about this word part:
The prefix
il-2 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of
in-2 used before roots beginning with "l," such as "leg." See
in-2
Example words: