ILLEGITIMACY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("illegitimacy" is a kind of...):

unlawfulness (the quality of failing to conform to law)

Antonym:

legitimacy (lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law)

Meaning:

The status of being born to parents who were not married

Synonyms:

bar sinister; bastardy; illegitimacy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("illegitimacy" is a kind of...):

position; status (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society)