# legítimo

- **Language:** Spanish
- **Level:** C1 (Advanced)
- **Part of speech:** adjective
- **Pronunciation:** /leˈxitimo/
- **English:** legitimate
- **Persian:** مشروع، موجه
- **Definition:** Allowed by law or acceptable as reasonable.

## Example

> Tenía un motivo legítimo para llegar tarde.
> She had a legitimate reason for being late.
> او دلیل موجهی برای دیر آمدنش داشت.

## Word forms

- noun: legitimidad

## Common phrases

- una preocupación legítima
- un negocio legítimo
- perfectamente legítimo

## Related words

- [la autonomía](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/spanish/autonomia): autonomy (C1)
- [el consenso](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/spanish/consenso): consensus (C1)
- [polémico](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/spanish/polemico): controversial (C1)
- [integrar](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/spanish/integrar): integrate (C1)
- [el precedente](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/spanish/precedente): precedent (C1)
- [riguroso](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/spanish/riguroso): stringent (C1)
- [justificar](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/spanish/justificar): warrant (C1)
- [la circunstancia](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/spanish/circunstancia): circumstance (B2)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/spanish/legitimo