Synonyms for legitimacy
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Genuineness
2. Validity
validity, legality, lawfulness, permissibility, permissibleness
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.
- n. 2
The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity. Public acceptance of an institution, such as a government, corporation, or system.
Democracy’s legitimacy stems from the consent of the governed.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- state
Forms
- Plural
- legitimacies → genuinenesses, authenticities, validities, legalities…
Example sentences
- authenticity Your authenticity shines brightly, and I admire it.
- validity Verify the institution's accreditation validity.
- legality It's a question of legality.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| legitimacy | rising | |
| authenticity | rising | |
| genuineness | falling | |
| legitimateness | steady | |
| validity | falling | |
| legality | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- liceity
- 8 letters
- validity4, legality4
- 10 letters
- lawfulness
- 11 letters
- genuineness4
- 12 letters
- authenticity5
- 13 letters
- allowableness
- 14 letters
- permissibility, legitimateness
- 15 letters
- permissibleness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (validity4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- légitimité
- Italiano
- legittimità
- Deutsch
- Berechtigung