licit C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /ˈlɪsɪt/ UK /ˈlɪsɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj permitted by law; lawful The trade in those goods is entirely licit. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · permitted by law; lawful lawfullegallegitimatepermittedpermissiblesanctioned ↔ Opposites illicitunlawfulillegalforbidden Word family Derived forms licitlylicitness Related forms licenselicencelicentious Etymology AI details From Latin licitus ('permitted, allowed'), past participle of licēre ('to be permitted, be lawful'). licitus Latin licēre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # licit **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈlɪsɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɪsɪt/ ## Meanings 1. permitted by law; lawful ## Examples - The trade in those goods is entirely licit. ## Synonyms - lawful - legal - legitimate - permitted - permissible - sanctioned ## Antonyms - illicit - unlawful - illegal - forbidden ## Derived Forms - licitly - licitness ## Related Forms - license - licence - licentious ## Roots and Affixes - Root: licitus - Root: licēre ## Etymology From Latin licitus ('permitted, allowed'), past participle of licēre ('to be permitted, be lawful'). ## AI Etymology Licit is from Latin licitus ('permitted, allowed'), past participle of licēre ('to be permitted, be lawful'). In present-day use, it means permitted by law; lawful. Derived formations include licitly and licitness. Related vocabulary includes license, licence, and licentious. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown