Licit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality

authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɪsɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɪsɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɪsɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɪsɪt/.

Examples

a wife's licit love
a legitimate government

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

legitimate lawful

Antonyms

illicit

Parts of Speech

adjective	sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality “a wife's licit love”
adjective	authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law “a legitimate government”

Word Forms

lawfulness	noun	the quality of conforming to law
licitness	noun	the quality of strictly conforming to law

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erlaubt

sanktioniert durch Brauchtum oder Moral, insbesondere durch Sexualmoral

🇫🇷French

licite

sanctionné par la coutume ou la morale, notamment la moralité sexuelle

🇪🇸Spanish

lícito

sancionado por la costumbre o la moral, especialmente la moral sexual

🇮🇹Italian

lecito

sanzionato dalla consuetudine o dalla moralità, in particolare dalla moralità sessuale

🇳🇱Dutch

legaal

gesanctioneerd door gewoonte of moraal, vooral seksuele moraal

🇵🇹Portuguese

lícito

sancionado pelo costume ou moralidade, especialmente moralidade sexual

🇷🇺Russian

законный

санкционировано обычаями или моралью, особенно сексуальной моралью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जायज

प्रथा या नैतिकता विशेषकर यौन नैतिकता द्वारा अनुमोदित

🇮🇳Tamil

வழக்கு

வழக்கம் அல்லது ஒழுக்கம் குறிப்பாக பாலியல் ஒழுக்கத்தால் அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

చట్టబద్ధత

ఆచారం లేదా నైతికత ప్రత్యేకించి లైంగిక నైతికత ద్వారా మంజూరు చేయబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

कायदेशीर

रीतिरिवाज किंवा नैतिकता विशेषतः लैंगिक नैतिकतेद्वारे मंजूर

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાનૂની

રિવાજ અથવા નૈતિકતા દ્વારા મંજૂર, ખાસ કરીને જાતીય નૈતિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನ್ಯಾಯಸಮ್ಮತ

ಕಸ್ಟಮ್ ಅಥವಾ ನೈತಿಕತೆಯಿಂದ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ನೈತಿಕತೆಯಿಂದ ಅನುಮೋದಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലിസിറ്റ്

ആചാരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ധാർമ്മികത, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ലൈംഗിക ധാർമ്മികത എന്നിവയാൽ അനുവദിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ

ਰਿਵਾਜ ਜਾਂ ਨੈਤਿਕਤਾ ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਨੈਤਿਕਤਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਮਨਜ਼ੂਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

قانونی

رواج یا اخلاقیات کے ذریعہ منظور شدہ خاص طور پر جنسی اخلاقیات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

合法

受到习俗或道德尤其是性道德的认可

🇯🇵Japanese

合法的な

習慣または道徳、特に性的道徳によって認められている

🇰🇷Korean

합법적인

관습이나 도덕, 특히 성적 도덕에 의해 승인된 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hợp pháp

bị xử phạt bởi phong tục hoặc đạo đức, đặc biệt là đạo đức tình dục

🇹🇭Thai

ถูกต้องตามกฎหมาย

ที่ได้รับอนุมัติตามจารีตประเพณีหรือศีลธรรมโดยเฉพาะศีลธรรมทางเพศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sah

disetujui oleh adat atau moralitas terutama moralitas seksual

🇲🇾Malay

sah

dibenarkan oleh adat atau moral terutamanya moral seksual

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مشروع

يقرها العرف أو الأخلاق وخاصة الأخلاق الجنسية

🇮🇷Persian

قانونی

توسط عرف یا اخلاق به ویژه اخلاق جنسی تایید شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

yasal

gelenek veya ahlak, özellikle cinsel ahlak tarafından onaylanmıştır

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוקי

מאושר על ידי מנהג או מוסר, במיוחד מוסר מיני

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What is the primary definition of the word 'licit'?

The primary meaning of 'licit' is 'sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality'.

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Using 'licit' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'licit' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'licit' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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