illegitimate

il·le·git·i·mate  (l-jt-mt)

adj.

1. Against the law; illegal.

2. Born out of wedlock.

3. Grammar Not in correct usage.

4. Incorrectly deduced; illogical.

5. Biology Unacceptable as a scientific name because of contradiction to the international rules of nomenclature.

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ille·giti·mate·ly adv.

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illegitimate

Adjective

1. born of parents who were not married to each other at the time

2. illegal; unlawful

illegitimacy n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	illegitimate - the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents by-blow, illegitimate child, love child, whoreson, bastard offspring, progeny, issue - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
Adj.	1.	illegitimate - contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures" outlaw, outlawed, illicit, unlawful illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"
	2.	illegitimate - of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful unauthorised, unauthorized - not endowed with authority illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move" invalid - having no cogency or legal force; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license" legitimate - of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful

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illegitimate

adjective 1. born out of wedlock, natural, bastard, love, misbegotten (literary) baseborn (archaic)

adjective 2. unlawful, illegal, illicit, improper, unconstitutional, under-the-table, unauthorized, unsanctioned << OPPOSITE legal

adjective 3. invalid, incorrect, illogical, spurious, unsound

Translations

illegitimate [ɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət] adj → ilegítimo

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illegitimate [ɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət] adj → illégitime

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illegitimate [ɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət] adj (child) → unehelich;

(activity, treaty) → unzulässig

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illegitimate [ɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət] adj → illegittimo/a