| ADJECTIVE | all | illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed, unlawful | contrary to or forbidden by law |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | illegitimate | of marriages and offspring | |
| NOUN | person | illegitimate, bastard, by-blow, love child, illegitimate child, whoreson | the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents |
| Sounds | ih.lihjhih'tahmiht | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... | |
| Meaning | contrary to or forbidden by law. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "an illegitimate seizure of power" | |
| Synonyms | illicit, outlaw, outlawed, unlawful | |
| Broader | illegal | prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules |
| Spanish | ilegítimo, ilícito | |
| Catalan | ilícit, il·legítim, il·lícit | |
| Meaning | Of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | adulterine | conceived in adultery |
| base, baseborn | illegitimate | |
| bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten, spurious | born out ... / out of wedlock | |
| fatherless | not having a known or legally responsible father | |
| left-handed | (of marriages) illicit or informal | |
| unlawful, wrongful | Having no legally established claim | |
| See also | illegal | prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules |
| invalid | Having no cogency or legal force | |
| unauthorized, unauthorised | not endowed with authority | |
| Opposite | legitimate | Of marriages and offspring |
| Spanish | ilegítimo | |
| Adverbs | illegitimately | of biological parents not married to each other |
| Meaning | The illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | bastard, by-blow, love child, illegitimate child, whoreson | |
| Broader | offspring, progeny, issue | The immediate descendants of a person |
| Spanish | adulterino, bastardo, espurio, expósito, hijo de ganancia, hijo ilegítimo, hijo natural | |
| Catalan | adulterí, bastard, bord, espuri, expòsit, fill il·legítim, fill natural | |
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