il·le·git·i·mate
 illegitimate
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- pronunciation:
- Il
l
jI
t
miht
- parts of speech:
- adjective, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not legitimate; unlawful.
Did you know he was carrying on illegitimate business dealings?- antonyms:
- lawful, legal, legitimate, true
- similar words:
- criminal, illegal, illicit, unlawful
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| definition 2: |
born out of wedlock; bastard.
As his son was illegitimate, he could not inherit the throne.- antonyms:
- legitimate
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| definition 3: |
not in good usage; inappropriate.
The use of that word in this context is illegitimate.- antonyms:
- legitimate
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| definition 4: |
not in accordance with principles of logical inference; illogical.
What you've put forward is an illegitimate argument.- antonyms:
- legitimate
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
illegitimates, illegitimating, illegitimated |
| definition: |
to declare or prove illegitimate.
- antonyms:
- legitimate
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
one that is illegitimate; bastard.
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| derivations: |
illegitimately (adv.), illegitimacy (n.) |
The word illegitimate
contains the following parts:
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:
leg1
Latin
root
that means
law
Example words: