lícito

See also: licito and licitó

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin licitus (“lawful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.si.tu/

• Hyphenation: lí‧ci‧to

Adjective

lícito (feminine lícita, masculine plural lícitos, feminine plural lícitas)

1. licit
2. lawful

   Synonym: legítimo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin licitus (“lawful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈliθito/ [ˈli.θi.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈlisito/ [ˈli.si.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -iθito
• Rhymes: -isito
• Syllabification: lí‧ci‧to

Adjective

lícito (feminine lícita, masculine plural lícitos, feminine plural lícitas)

1. licit

   Synonym: legal

   Antonyms: ilícito, ilegal

2. just, fair

   Synonym: justo

   Antonym: injusto

Derived terms

• lícitamente
• licitud

 

Further reading

• “lícito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Anagrams

• lítico