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Showing words for LEGITIMATE using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Legitimate

legitimate

8 Letter Words for Legitimate

aiglette, imagilet, imitatee, legitime, limitate, litigate, militate, mitigate, tagilite

7 Letter Words for Legitimate

ailette, alemite, egalite, elamite, emigate, galette, imitate, italite, legitim, letgame, lettiga, limetta, meltage, mileage, teatime, tilaite, timelia

6 Letter Words for Legitimate

aiglet, alette, amelet, amitie, eaglet, elegit, eltime, emetia, emilia, gamete, gelate, gelati, gimlet, latite, legate, legati, ligate, mailie, mattie, mealie, metage, metate, mettle, mielie, migale, mittle, taglet, taigle, tailet, tailge, talite, teagle, telega, titmal

5 Letter Words for Legitimate

agete, agile, aglee, aglet, aliet, alite, amlet, atilt, atlee, attle, eagle, elate, elemi, elite, email, emile, etage, etiam, ettle, gaitt, galee, galet, gemel, gilet, gilia, gilim, gimel, gitim, gleam, gleet, gleit, glime, ilima, image, laeti, latte, legit, liege, limit, litai, maile, malee, malie, matie, matte, matti, meile, melia, metae, metal, metel, milia, milit, mlitt, tagel, tamil, tatie, teleg, telia, tetel, tilia, timet, title

4 Letter Words for Legitimate

agee, aget, agit, aiel, aile, alee, alem, alii, alme, amel, amie, amil, amit, amli, atle, atli, atte, eale, egal, egma, eila, elem, emit, etat, gael, gaet, gail, gait, gale, gali, galt, game, gate, gatt, geal, geat, geet, geit, geta, gila, gile, gilt, gite, glam, glee, glei, glia, glim, glit, ilea, ilia, imit, itai, ital, itel, item, laet, lait, lame, late, lati, leam, leat, leet, lege, leme, lete, lett, lige, lima, lime, lite, liti, mage, magi, mail, male, mali, malt, mate, meal, meat, meet, mega, mela, mele, melt, meta, mete, mgal, miae, mila, mile, milt, mite, mitt, mtge, tael, taig, tail, tait, tale, tali, tame, tate, teal, team, teat, teel, teem, teet, tega, teil, tela, tele, teli, telt, teme, tete, tige, tile, tilt, time, tite, titi

3 Letter Words for Legitimate

age, agt, ail, aim, ait, ale, alg, alt, ame, ami, amt, ate, atm, att, eam, eat, eeg, eel, ela, eli, elm, elt, eme, eta, gal, gam, gat, gee, gel, gem, get, gie, gim, git, glt, gmt, gte, gtt, ile, imi, ita, lag, lai, lam, lat, lea, lee, leg, lei, lem, let, lie, lig, lim, lit, ltm, mae, mag, mal, mat, mea, mee, meg, mei, mel, met, mgt, mia, mig, mil, mit, mtg, tag, tai, tal, tam, tat, tea, tee, teg, tel, tem, tet, tgt, tie, tig, til, tim, tit

Definitions for Legitimate

[1] according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
[2] in accordance with established rules, principles, or standards.
[3] born in wedlock or of legally married parents: legitimate children.
[4] in accordance with the laws of reasoning; logically inferable; logical: a legitimate conclusion.
[5] resting on or ruling by the principle of hereditary right: a legitimate sovereign.
[6] not spurious or unjustified; genuine: It was a legitimate complaint.
[7] of the normal or regular type or kind.
[8] Theater . of or relating to professionally produced stage plays, as distinguished from burlesque, vaudeville, television, motion pictures, etc.: an actor in the legitimate theater.
[9] to make lawful or legal; pronounce or state as lawful: Parliament legitimated his accession to the throne.
[10] to establish as lawfully born: His bastard children were afterward legitimated by law.
[11] to show or declare to be legitimate or proper: He was under obligation to legitimate his commission.
[12] to justify; sanction or authorize: His behavior was legitimated by custom.
[13] the legitimate, the legitimate theater or drama.
[14] a person who is established as being legitimate.
[15] born in lawful wedlock; enjoying full filial rights
[16] conforming to established standards of usage, behaviour, etc
[17] based on correct or acceptable principles of reasoning
[18] reasonable, sensible, or valid a legitimate question
[19] authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
[20] of, relating to, or ruling by hereditary right a legitimate monarch
[21] of or relating to a body of famous long-established plays as distinct from films, television, vaudeville, etc the legitimate theatre
[22] (tr) to make, pronounce, or show to be legitimate

Words related to Legitimate

real, sensible, genuine, fair, normal, certain, consistent, justifiable, natural, logical, statutory, appropriate, reasonable, lawful, proper, well-founded, correct, reliable, rightful, true

Words nearby Legitimate

legislature, legist, legit, legitim, legitimacy, legitimate, legitimate government, legitimatize, legitimist, legitimize, leglen

Origin of Legitimate

First recorded in 1485–95, legitimate is from the Medieval Latin word lēgitimātus (past participle of lēgitimāre to make lawful). See legitim, -ate1

Words that may be confused with Legitimate

legitimate, legitimize

Other words from Legitimate

le·git·i·mate·ly , adverb
le·git·i·mate·ness , noun
le·git·i·ma·tion , noun
de·le·git·i·mate , verb (used with object), de·le·git·i·mat·ed, de·le·git·i·mat·ing.
de·le·git·i·ma·tion , noun
non·le·git·i·mate , adjective
post·le·git·i·ma·tion , noun
qua·si-le·git·i·mate , adjective
qua·si-le·git·i·mate·ly , adverb

Word origin for Legitimate

C15: from Medieval Latin lēgitimātus made legal, from lēx law

Synonyms for Legitimate

appropriate, certain, consistent, correct, fair, genuine, justifiable, lawful, logical, natural, normal, proper, real, reasonable, reliable, rightful, sensible, statutory, true, well-founded, accepted, accredited, acknowledged, authorized, received, recognized, sanctioned, sound, warranted, admissible, canonical, cogent, customary, innocent, just, licit, official, on the level, on the up and up, orthodox, probable, regular, sure, typical, usual, verifiable