legitimacy

legitimacy is a 10-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The state, or quality, of being legitimate, or in conformity with law; hence, the condition of having been lawfully begotten, or born in wedlock. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 21 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. The state, or quality, of being legitimate, or in conformity with law; hence, the condition of having been lawfully begotten, or born in wedlock.
2. noun. undisputed credibility

   Synonyms: authenticity, genuineness

3. noun. lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law

Synonyms

authenticity, genuineness

Common word forms

legitimacies

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