nonlicet C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /nɑnˈlaɪsɛt/ UK /nɒnˈlaɪsɛt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj not permitted or lawful (from Latin) The act was deemed nonlicet under canon law. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not permitted or lawful... unlawfulillicitforbiddenimpermissible ↔ Opposites licitlawfulpermitted Word family Related forms licitlicense Etymology AI details A direct borrowing of Latin non licet ('it is not permitted'), from non ('not') + licet ('it is allowed'), third person of licere ('to be permitted'). non Latin licere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # nonlicet **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /nɑnˈlaɪsɛt/ **IPA (UK):** /nɒnˈlaɪsɛt/ ## Meanings 1. not permitted or lawful (from Latin) ## Examples - The act was deemed nonlicet under canon law. ## Synonyms - unlawful - illicit - forbidden - impermissible ## Antonyms - licit - lawful - permitted ## Related Forms - licit - license ## Roots and Affixes - Root: non - Root: licere ## Etymology A direct borrowing of Latin non licet ('it is not permitted'), from non ('not') + licet ('it is allowed'), third person of licere ('to be permitted'). ## AI Etymology Nonlicet is a direct borrowing of Latin non licet ('it is not permitted'), from non ('not') + licet ('it is allowed'), third person of licere ('to be permitted'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin) and licere (Latin). Morphologically, the non- element marks negation or exclusion while the base supplies the domain being denied. The modern sense is largely compositional: the word names the absence, exclusion, or opposite of the base idea. In current use it covers not permitted or lawful (from Latin). The wider family includes related words such as licit and license. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown