English noun: legitimacy | |||
1. | legitimacy (attribute) lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lawfulness | ||
Antonyms | illegitimacy | ||
2. | legitimacy (attribute) undisputed credibility | ||
Synonyms | authenticity, genuineness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | believability, credibility, credibleness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | real McCoy, real stuff, real thing | ||