lícito

See also: licito and licitó

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin licitus (“lawful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.si.tu/

Adjective

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

1. lawful, licit

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin licitus (“lawful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈliθito/ [ˈli.θi.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈlisito/ [ˈli.si.t̪o]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -iθito
• (Latin America) 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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• lítico