illicite
French, adjective/i.li.sit/
illicite is spelled I-L-L-I-C-I-T-E (8 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written French, the 15,592nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Illicite is a French adjective meaning “illicit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est interdit par la morale ou par la loi”.
What does illicite mean in English?
adjective
- 1
illicit
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est interdit par la morale ou par la loi.
noun: 1. Ce qui est interdit, ce qui n'est pas permis, ce qui est prohibé.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of illicite
- illicites plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce illicite?
- /i.li.sit/
- \i.li.sit\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to illicite
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is illicite in French?
illicite appears 3.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).