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licitness

licitness noun: the property of being licit, legalness, appropriateness.

Noun

licitness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being licit, legalness, appropriateness.

Origin of licitness

From licit + -ness.

Questions about licitness

What does licitness mean?
Licitness means the property of being licit, legalness, appropriateness.
What part of speech is licitness?
Licitness is a noun.

Words near licitness in the dictionary

  1. licinines
  2. licit
  3. licitation
  4. licitations
  5. licitly
  6. licitness
  7. Licius
  8. lick
  9. lick and a promise
  10. lick and stick
  11. lick clean

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