different between illicit vs nooner

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French illicite, from Latin illicitus, from in- (“not”) + licitus (“allowed, permitted”), from licet (“it is allowed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l?s?t/
• Rhymes: -?s?t
• Homophone: elicit

Adjective

illicit (comparative more illicit, superlative most illicit)

1. (law) Not approved by law, but not invalid.

   The bigamous marriage, while illicit, was not invalid.
2. Breaking social norms.
3. Unlawful.

Usage notes

Licit and valid are legal terms to be compared, especially in terms of canon law. With bigamy, if there is an innocent party, the innocent party is validly married; the problem is with the guilty party, who has entered into an illegal second marriage without first divorcing the earlier spouse. The marriage is valid in canon law (and often, civil law), but the guilty party goes to jail nonetheless, in that the marriage is illicit (and illegal), and the innocent party routinely receives a fast annulment and the full sympathy of the court. A corollary is that the children born of such unions are inherently legitimate.

Not to be confused with elicit.

Synonyms

• criminal
• illegal
• illegitimate
• prohibited
• unlawful

Translations

See also

• elicit

Noun

illicit (plural illicits)

1. A banned or unlawful item.

Anagrams

• illitic

Latin

Verb

illicit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of illici?

English

Etymology

noon +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nu?n??/

  Rhymes: -u?n?(r)

Noun

nooner (plural nooners)

1. (chiefly US, informal) A sexual encounter during lunch hour, especially one which is illicit.
   • 1998 Dec. 11, Benjamin Lee, Daily Collegian (University Wire), State College Pennsylvania:

     A simple recess for lunch can turn into a nooner—a midday sexual encounter.

   • 2006 Sep. 22, "Funnyman Dennis Miller Returns to FNC!," FOX News:

     If you're going to knock off a nooner with a co-worker at a bad motel you have to scrawl your worn Hancock on the desk blotter.

Hypernyms

• quickie

References

• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.