legitimate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /lɪˈd͡ʒɪt.ɪ.mət/
- /ləˈd͡ʒɪt.ɪ.mət/
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Etymology
From Middle English legitimat, legytymat, from Medieval Latin lēgitimātus, perfect passive participle of Latin lēgitimō (“to make legal”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from Latin lēgitimus (“lawful”), originally "fixed by law, in line with the law," from Latin lēx (“law”). Originally "lawfully begotten". The noun was derived from the adjective within English or earlier by substantivization (see -ate (noun-forming suffix)), the verb from the adjective by conversion (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)).
Meanings
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In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.
According to the tweet, the encounter began with "a traffic stop for unlawful speed." If so, then the initial stop was legitimate, but in and of itself that wouldn't be probable cause to search the car. It does give an officer the right to look inside, and if contraband is in plain view, that would be probable cause. Here we don't know whether the bag full of drugs marked "BAG FULL OF DRUGS" was laying out in plain view, but it seems entirely possible.
2020 February 5, Kevin Underhill, “Bag Marked "Bag Full of Drugs" Allegedly Full of Drugs”, in Lowering the Bar, archived from the original on 16 Dec 2022:Rodwell was sent off by referee Martin Atkinson - who has shown 15 red cards since the start of last season - after 23 minutes for what appeared to be a legitimate challenge on Suarez.
2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
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Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
Tillotson still keeps his place as a legitimate English classic.
1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard or method
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Authentic, real, genuine.
The truth is, when we fail to protect legitimate rights of others and continue to expand the net of lies and defamation, every one would become victims one day including ourselves.
2020 December 20, Wen Sirui, “The Danger of One Voice from Mainstream Media”, in Minghui:legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions
- (of a child) Marital. ▸ Lawfully begotten, i.e. born to a married couple or later legitimated.
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(of a sexual partner) Marital. ▸ Legally married.
Besides his four legitimate wives, the caliph had dozens of concubines.
- Relating to hereditary rights.
- Belonging or relating to the legitimate theater.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most legitimate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more legitimate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
bad · mock · feigned · illegitimate · falsified · illegitimate · forged · said to be · artificial · phoney · fraudulent · illegitimate · unauthentic · put-up · counterfeit · phony as a three-dollar bill · trumped-up · phony-baloney · ersatz · phony · bogus · ingenuine · pseudo · concocted · faux · sham · fake · illegitimate · false · unreal · false · bollocks · spurious · synthetic · fabricated
Deriveds
legitimatize · nonlegitimate · legitimateness · legitimator · legitimately · legitimate theater · legitimate interest · legitimate fertilization · legitimate drama · semilegitimate
Synonyms
permissible · legit · leveful · veritable · rightful · real · allowable · actual · genuine · authentic · bona fide · licit · pukka · true · lubish · undissembled · valid · sterling · rulable · non-fake · legal · pukka · rightful · licit · lawful · true · rightful · de jure · legitimate · uncounterfeited · legitimate · acceptable · legit · unfaked · licit · rightful · legal · legitimate · lawful · unadulterated · unfeigned · bona fide · legit
Translations (88)
bg легити́мен (valid) · de gültig (valid) · kk дұрыс (valid) · bg законноро́ден (lawfully begotten) · gl lexítimo (lawful) · gd dligheach (lawful) · pl legalny (lawful) · el γνήσιος (genuine) · be лега́льны (lawful) · tr mantıklı (valid) · he לגיטימי (lawful) · sv legal (lawful) · el ορθός (valid) · bg лега́лен (lawful) · ka ლეგიტიმური (lawful) · ka კანონიერი (lawful) · grc γνήσιος (lawfully begotten) · lv īsts (genuine) · fi legitiimi (lawful) · ru пра́вильный (valid) · es legítimo (lawful) · th ชอบด้วยกฎหมาย (lawful) · ca legítim (lawfully begotten) · cmn 合法 (lawful) · kk орынды (valid) · it legittimo (relating to hereditary rights) · be зако́нны (lawful) · eo laŭleĝa (lawful) · es genuino (genuine) · fi hyväksyttävä (valid) · ru легити́мный (lawful) · sv legitim (lawful) · cs zákonný (lawful) · tr hakiki (genuine) · kk заңды (lawful) · tr yerinde (valid) · gd dligheach (valid) · vi hợp pháp hoá (lawful) · uk лега́льний (lawful) · la legitimus (lawfully begotten) · pt legítimo (lawful) · es legítimo (valid) · tr sahici (genuine) · la lēgitimus (lawful) · gd dligheach (relating to hereditary rights) · uk зако́нний (lawful) · th ชอบธรรม (lawful) · ru законнорождённый (lawfully begotten) · gl lexítimo (valid) · be легіты́мны (lawful) · fi validi (valid) · cs legální (lawful) · kk заңды (valid) · ar قَانُونِيّ (lawful) · fi autenttinen (genuine) · ru действи́тельный (valid) · vi hợp pháp (lawful) · pl prawowity (lawful) · de legitim (lawful) · bg легити́мен (lawful) · fi pätevä (valid) · cs legitimní (lawful) · bg пра́вилен (genuine) · sv laglig (lawful) · pt legítimo (genuine) · ca legítim (lawful) · fi sääntöjen mukainen (lawful) · uk легіти́мний (lawful) · he לגיטימי (valid) · ru зако́нный (lawful) · lv īstens (genuine) · sv lagenlig (lawful) · es legítimo (genuine) · el νόμιμος (lawful) · ru настоя́щий (genuine) · ca legítim (valid) · tr gerçek (genuine) · bg зако́нен (lawful) · ru лега́льный (lawful) · hu legitim (lawful) · sv inomäktenskaplig (lawfully begotten) · sv legitim (lawfully begotten) · fi lainmukainen (lawful) · tr meşru (lawfully begotten) · es legítimo (lawfully begotten) · fi aito (genuine) · fi laillinen (lawful) · tr meşru (lawful)