Difference between Fatherless and Illegitimate

What is the difference between Fatherless and Illegitimate?

Fatherless as an adjective is without a living father. while Illegitimate as an adjective is illegal; against the law.

Fatherless

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Without a living father.

Example sentence: Therefore I do pray and entreat you in the name of Jesus Christ to do so much as to make my being here in Japan known to my poor wife, in a manner a widow and my two children fatherless; which thing only is my greatest grief of heart and conscience.

Illegitimate

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Illegal; against the law.Born to unmarried parents.Illogical; incorrectly deduced.

Example sentence: I refuse to admit that I am more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.

We hope you now know whether to use Fatherless or Illegitimate in your sentence.

Also read

Difference between flowering and blossoming

forth vs off

Difference between unfavorable and invidious

passing and passage - What's the difference?

agnize vs realize

Difference between inoculate and immunize

Difference between simperingly and pusillanimously

Difference between dismantling and disassembly

Popular Articles

The Fascination with Vinyl: Vinyl vs. CD vs. Streaming Services

Difference between Disney+ Hotstar(Indian version) and Disney+ international version

Vaccination vs. Immunization: What's the Difference

NavIC vs. GPS vs. GLONASS vs. Galileo: Differences between Navigation Systems