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illicitness

illicitness noun: the characteristic of being illicit.

Noun

illicitness (uncountable)

  1. The characteristic of being illicit.
    • All of that — the appeal, the access, the illicitness of cigarettes — was by design.2019 March 8, Jeneen Interlandi, “Vaping Is Big Tobacco’s Bait and Switch”, in The New York Times

Origin of illicitness

From illicit + -ness.

Questions about illicitness

What does illicitness mean?
Illicitness means the characteristic of being illicit.
What part of speech is illicitness?
Illicitness is a noun.

Words near illicitness in the dictionary

  1. illiberty
  2. illicia
  3. illiciaceous
  4. illicit
  5. illicitly
  6. illicitness
  7. illicitous
  8. illicits
  9. illicium
  10. Illidge
  11. Illig

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