licit
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality
a wife's licit love
Related & opposite
- illicit antonym
Sense 2 adjective
authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
a legitimate government
Related & opposite
- lawfulness derivation
- licitness derivation
- legal similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | illicit |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | lawfulness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | licitness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | legal |