- born of parents who were not married to each other at the time of birth; bastard
- forbidden by law; illegal; unlawful
- contrary to logic; incorrectly reasoned
- an illegitimate person; bastard
ˌilleˈgitimacy, ˌilleˈgitimateness n ˌilleˈgitimately adv
illegitimateUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/ US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtəmɪt/ US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(adj., n. il′i jit′ə mit; v. il′i jit′ə māt′)
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2023 il•le•git•i•mate /ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtəmɪt/USA pronunciation
adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023
il•le•git•i•mate
(adj., n. il′i jit′ə mit;v. il′i jit′ə māt′),USA pronunciation adj., n., v., -mat•ed, -mat•ing. adj.
n.
v.t.
il′le•git′i•mate•ness, il′le•git′i•ma′tion, n.
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illegitimate /ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪt/ adj
ˌilleˈgitimacy, ˌilleˈgitimateness n ˌilleˈgitimately adv 'illegitimate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- acknowledgment
- affiliate
- affiliation order
- bantling
- bar sinister
- base
- baseborn
- bastard
- bastard eigne
- bastardize
- blanket
- by-blow
- design
- grass widow
- illegal
- illegit
- illegitimacy
- illegitimatize
- illicit
- laggen-gird
- legitimate
- love child
- mamzer
- misbegotten
- mulier puisne
- natural
- natural child
- nephew
- recognize
- son of a gun
- spurious
- unfathered
- unlawful
- unnatural
- war baby
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