English
illicitness
From illicit + -ness.
A compound of illicit + -ness
Latin licet ‘it is allowed’
Latin licitus ‘allowed, permitted’
Latin illicitus ‘forbidden, unlawful, illegal, illicit’
French illicite
English illicit
Today it means
noun The characteristic of being illicit.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / illicitness