illegitimate
English Thesaurus
1. the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents (noun.person)
2. contrary to or forbidden by law (adj.all)
| similar | : | illegal, |
| definition | : | prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules (adj.all) |
3. of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful (adj.all)
| similar | : | adulterine, |
| definition | : | conceived in adultery (adj.all) |
| similar | : | fatherless, |
| definition | : | not having a known or legally responsible father (adj.all) |
| similar | : | left-handed, |
| definition | : | (of marriages) illicit or informal (adj.all) |
| similar | : | unlawful, wrongful, |
| definition | : | having no legally established claim (adj.all) |
| also | : | illegal, |
| definition | : | prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules (adj.all) |
| also | : | invalid, |
| definition | : | having no cogency or legal force (adj.all) |
4. the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents (noun.person)
| derivation | : | bastardise, bastardize, |
| definition | : | declare a child to be illegitimate (verb.communication) |
5. contrary to or forbidden by law (adj.all)
| derivation | : | unlawfulness, |
| definition | : | the quality of failing to conform to law (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | illicitness, |
| definition | : | the quality of not conforming strictly to law (noun.attribute) |
6. of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful (adj.all)
| antonym | : | legitimate, |
| definition | : | of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful (adj.all) |
7. the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents (noun.person)
| derivation | : | bastardise, bastardize, |
| definition | : | declare a child to be illegitimate (verb.communication) |
8. contrary to or forbidden by law (adj.all)
| derivation | : | unlawfulness, |
| definition | : | the quality of failing to conform to law (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | illicitness, |
| definition | : | the quality of not conforming strictly to law (noun.attribute) |
9. of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful (adj.all)
| antonym | : | legitimate, |
| definition | : | of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful (adj.all) |
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