legitimateness

enUK

le·git·i·mate

L0109200 (lə-jĭt′ə-mĭt)adj.1. a. Being in compliance with the law; lawful: a legitimate business.b. Being in accordance with established or accepted rules and standards: legitimate advertising practices.c. Valid or justifiable: a legitimate complaint.d. Based on logical reasoning: a legitimate deduction.2. Born of legally married parents: legitimate offspring.3. Of, relating to, or ruling by hereditary right: a legitimate monarch.4. Of or relating to drama of high professional quality that excludes burlesque, vaudeville, and some forms of musical comedy: the legitimate theater.tr.v. (-māt′) le·git·i·mat·ed, le·git·i·mat·ing, le·git·i·mates To legitimize.

[Middle English legitimat, born in wedlock, from Medieval Latin lēgitimātus, law-worthy, past participle of lēgitimāre, to make lawful, from Latin lēgitimus, legitimate, from lēx, lēg-, law; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

le·git′i·mate·ly adv.le·git′i·mate·ness n.le·git′i·ma′tion n.le·git′i·mat′or (-māt′ər) n.

Thesaurus

legitimateness

nounThe state or quality of being within the law:lawfulness, legality, legitimacy, licitness.

单词	legitimateness
释义	legitimateness enUK le·git·i·mate L0109200 (lə-jĭt′ə-mĭt)adj.1. a. Being in compliance with the law; lawful: a legitimate business.b. Being in accordance with established or accepted rules and standards: legitimate advertising practices.c. Valid or justifiable: a legitimate complaint.d. Based on logical reasoning: a legitimate deduction.2. Born of legally married parents: legitimate offspring.3. Of, relating to, or ruling by hereditary right: a legitimate monarch.4. Of or relating to drama of high professional quality that excludes burlesque, vaudeville, and some forms of musical comedy: the legitimate theater.tr.v. (-māt′) le·git·i·mat·ed, le·git·i·mat·ing, le·git·i·mates To legitimize. [Middle English legitimat, born in wedlock, from Medieval Latin lēgitimātus, law-worthy, past participle of lēgitimāre, to make lawful, from Latin lēgitimus, legitimate, from lēx, lēg-, law; see leg- in Indo-European roots.] le·git′i·mate·ly adv.le·git′i·mate·ness n.le·git′i·ma′tion n.le·git′i·mat′or (-māt′ər) n. Thesaurus legitimateness nounThe state or quality of being within the law:lawfulness, legality, legitimacy, licitness. EncyclopediaSeelegitimateFinancialSeeLegitimate legitimateness enUK noun Synonyms for legitimateness noun the state or quality of being within the law Synonyms lawfulness legality legitimacy licitness
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legitimateness

le·git·i·mate

legitimateness

legitimateness

Synonyms for legitimateness

noun the state or quality of being within the law

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