Synonyms & related words for illegitimacy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of illegitimacy. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to illegitimacy

Explore words related to illegitimacy — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include bastardy, illicitness, unlawfulness, adulterine, illegitimate, illegality, baseborn, legitimation. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does illegitimacy come from?

The word illegitimacy breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: il-, from Latin in (“not”); and -leg, from Latin lex (“law”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.