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- Dictionaryil·lic·it/i(l)ˈlisət/
adjective
- 1. forbidden by law, rules, or custom: "illicit drugs" Similar Opposite
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Oct 17, 2011 · Illicit < Lat., licere, to permit. Illegal < Lat., lex, a statutory law (as opposed to natural law, or what have you). As noted above, illicit is a broader term that often includes a moral or ethical connotation, whereas illegal does not. It might be illegal to open the coolant reservoir on your air conditioner, but nobody thinks it is immoral.
elicit - to bring out, educe (principles, truths, etc.) from the data in which they are implied. Also, to extract, draw out (information) from a person by interrogation; sometimes with object clause introduced by that. solicit - to seek after; to try to find, obtain, or acquire. As implied by the second part of the first definition, in OP's ...
unlawful, illegal, illegitimate, illicit are comparable when they mean contrary to, prohibited by, or not in accordance with law or the law. Otherwise than this negation in character, the words in general carry the same differences in implications and connotations as the affirmative adjectives discriminated at LAWFUL.
Nov 24, 2011 · "Boyfriend" indicates a romantic relationship that may or may not involve illicit sex, again without any implication of the marital status of either party. I can't help but add: I once heard a comedian comment that he stumbled across the word "nymphomaniac" in a dictionary, and it defined it as "a female who is completely obsessed with sex".
The meaning of "female master" came first. The second meaning of "illicit lover" seems to follow quite naturally to me. I don't have any documentary historical evidence to back this up, just my intuition, but it seems quite natural that people would think of an illicit lover as dominating (domina + ing) her boyfriend through her seductive powers.
Jan 5, 2016 · Dope is a rather new slang word that is used to define someone or something excellent, great, impressive. OED says that it is originally in African-American usage and chiefly among rap musicians and enthusiasts. However, you can hear it outside the rap realm nowadays. OED's first citation is from 1981: Yo, man, them boys is dope... This record ...
May 18, 2012 · 1. While my answer can also be associated with hiding illegal or unethical activity, my impression is that your answer is almost always used in this way and might not fit with the example of spilled tea. – Callithumpian. May 18, 2012 at 15:18.
Jan 16, 2017 · a lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person. Oxford Living Dictionaries. This word has connotations of illicitness that apply beyond the contexts of marriage. Someone in a serious relationship (but not married) might also have a paramour. If it is a man cheating on his spouse with another woman, the go-to term is mistress:
Oct 2, 2011 · The manipulation of funds for (esp. unscrupulous or illicit) financial gain; (more generally) exploitation of resources. Similarly, given what the physical act of milking some animal is like, it makes sense to think about "milking it" as "getting as much as possible out of a resource." All of this makes sense.
Mar 9, 2014 · @Mynamite, the literal denotations are the same, but the predominate usage is of the probably-illicit-affair variety. Perhaps, being more puritanical over here, people want to avoid inadvertently giving the impression that they are having an affair with a business contact. Or it was an effect of the movie "Dangerous Liaisons." I dunno.
