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legitimateness

legitimateness noun: the quality of being legitimate.

Noun

legitimateness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being legitimate.

Synonyms of legitimateness

Origin of legitimateness

From legitimate + -ness.

Questions about legitimateness

What does legitimateness mean?
Legitimateness means the quality of being legitimate.
What part of speech is legitimateness?
Legitimateness is a noun.

Words near legitimateness in the dictionary

  1. legitimate theater
  2. legitimate theaters
  3. legitimate theatre
  4. legitimated
  5. legitimately
  6. legitimateness
  7. legitimates
  8. legitimating
  9. legitimation
  10. legitimations
  11. legitimatised

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