legitimate

adjective

/lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/

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for which there is a fair and acceptable reason synonym valid, justifiable
- a legitimate grievance
- It seemed a perfectly legitimate question.
- Politicians are legitimate targets for satire.
Extra Examples
- Parents' concerns about the disease are quite legitimate.
- People have a legitimate expectation that their politicians should be honest.
- The court ruled that celebrities' children were not a legitimate target for press intrusion.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- consider something
- …
adverb
- completely
- entirely
- perfectly
- …
See full entry
allowed and acceptable according to the law synonym legal
- the legitimate government of the country
- Is his business strictly legitimate?
- The legitimate government was reinstated after the uprising.
opposite illegitimateTopics Permission and obligationc1, Law and justicec1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- consider something
- …
adverb
- completely
- entirely
- perfectly
- …
See full entry
(of a child) born when its parents are legally married to each other opposite illegitimateTopics Family and relationshipsc2

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘born of parents lawfully married to each other’): from medieval Latin legitimatus ‘made legal’, from the verb legitimare, from Latin legitimus ‘lawful’, from lex, leg- ‘law’.

单词	legitimate
释义	legitimate adjective /lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/ /lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/ jump to other results for which there is a fair and acceptable reason synonym valid, justifiable a legitimate grievance It seemed a perfectly legitimate question. Politicians are legitimate targets for satire. Extra Examples Parents' concerns about the disease are quite legitimate. People have a legitimate expectation that their politicians should be honest. The court ruled that celebrities' children were not a legitimate target for press intrusion. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem consider something … adverb completely entirely perfectly … See full entry allowed and acceptable according to the law synonym legal the legitimate government of the country Is his business strictly legitimate? The legitimate government was reinstated after the uprising. opposite illegitimateTopics Permission and obligationc1, Law and justicec1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem consider something … adverb completely entirely perfectly … See full entry (of a child) born when its parents are legally married to each other opposite illegitimateTopics Family and relationshipsc2 Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘born of parents lawfully married to each other’): from medieval Latin legitimatus ‘made legal’, from the verb legitimare, from Latin legitimus ‘lawful’, from lex, leg- ‘law’.
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