Definitions for illegitimateˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
il•le•git•i•mateˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪt(adj.)
born of parents who are not married to each other.
not sanctioned by usage or custom.
unlawful.
irregular; eccentric.
Origin of illegitimate:
1530–40
il`le•git′i•mate•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
bastard, by-blow, love child, illegitimate child, illegitimate, whoreson(adj)
the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a), outlawed, unlawful(adj)
contrary to or forbidden by law
"an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
illegitimate(adj)
of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
illegitimate(adjective)ˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪt
(of a child) having parents who were not married when the baby was born
an illegitimate son/daughter
Wiktionary
illegitimate(Adjective)
Illegal; against the law.
illegitimate(Adjective)
Born to unmarried parents.
illegitimate(Adjective)
Illogical; incorrectly deduced.
Webster Dictionary
Illegitimate(adj)
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
Illegitimate(adj)
unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; bastard; as, an illegitimate child
Illegitimate(adj)
not legitimately deduced or inferred; illogical; as, an illegitimate inference
Illegitimate(adj)
not authorized by good usage; not genuine; spurious; as, an illegitimate word
Illegitimate(verb)
to render illegitimate; to declare or prove to be born out of wedlock; to bastardize; to illegitimatize
Translations for illegitimate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
illegitimate(adjective)
born of parents not married to each other.
- buite-egtelikAfrikaans
- غَيْر شَرْعيArabic
- ивънбраченBulgarian
- ilegítimoPortuguese (BR)
- nemanželskýCzech
- unehelichGerman
- uægteDanish
- εξώγαμοςGreek
- ilegítimoSpanish
- vallas(laps)Estonian
- حرامزادهFarsi
- aviotonFinnish
- illégitimeFrench
- מַמזֵרHebrew
- अवैधHindi
- vanbračanCroatian
- házasságon kívül születettHungarian
- haramIndonesian
- óskilgetinnIcelandic
- illegittimoItalian
- 私生児のJapanese
- 적출(嫡出)이 아닌Korean
- nesantuokinisLithuanian
- ārlaulībā dzimis; ārlaulības-Latvian
- anak luar nikahMalay
- onwettigDutch
- født utenfor ekteskap, uekteNorwegian
- nieślubnyPolish
- حرامزادهPersian
- ارمونىPashto
- ilegítimoPortuguese
- (în mod) nelegitimRomanian
- незаконнорождённыйRussian
- nemanželskýSlovak
- nezakonskiSlovenian
- vanbračanSerbian
- illegitim, utomäktenskapligSwedish
- ซึ่งเป็นลูกนอกสมรสThai
- piçTurkish
- 非婚的Chinese (Trad.)
- незаконнонародженийUkrainian
- ناجائزUrdu
- đẻ hoangVietnamese
- 私生的Chinese (Simp.)
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