Synonyms & related words for illicitness

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Words related to illicitness

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

Where does illicitness come from?

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