illegitimate

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1536, from Latin illēgitimus, most likely an adapted borrowing of Middle French illegitime, equivalent to il- +‎ legitimate, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). === Pronunciation === (adjective, noun) IPA(key): /ɪlɪˈd͡ʒɪtɪmət/ (General American) IPA(key): [ɪlɨˈd͡ʒɪɾəmɨt] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ɘlɘˈdʒɘtɘmɘt/ (verb) IPA(key): /ɪlɪˈd͡ʒɪtɪmeɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): [ɪlɨˈd͡ʒɪɾəmeɪt] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ɘlɘˈdʒɘtɘmeɪt/ === Adjective === illegitimate (comparative more illegitimate, superlative most illegitimate) Not conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards. Synonyms: invalid, nonstandard Antonyms: legitimate, valid; see also Thesaurus:valid Not in accordance with the law. Synonyms: illegal, illicit, unlawful; see also Thesaurus:unlawful Antonyms: legal, legitimate; see also Thesaurus:lawful Not sanctioned by marriage. Antonym: legitimate Born to unmarried parents. Synonyms: natural; see also Thesaurus:illegitimate Antonyms: legitimate, trueborn (dated) Having a child or children with a person to whom one is not married. Antonym: legitimate Not correctly deduced. Synonyms: illogical, invalid Antonyms: legitimate, logical, valid Not authorized by good usage; not genuine. Synonyms: bogus, ingenuine, spurious; see also Thesaurus:fake Antonyms: bona fide, legitimate; see also Thesaurus:genuine an illegitimate word (botany) Involving the fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers. Antonym: legitimate illegitimate union; illegitimate fertilization ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== illegitimate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Noun === illegitimate (plural illegitimates) A person born to unmarried parents. Synonyms: natural child, lovechild, bastard ==== Translations ==== === Verb === illegitimate (third-person singular simple present illegitimates, present participle illegitimating, simple past and past participle illegitimated) (transitive) To make illegitimate.