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See also: vàlid
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French valide (“healthy, sound, in good order”), from Latin validus, from valeō (“I am strong, I am healthy, I am worth”) + -idus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“be strong”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
valid (comparative more valid, superlative most valid)
- Well grounded or justifiable, pertinent.
- I will believe him as soon as he offers a valid answer.
- 2012 March-April, Jan Sapp, “Race Finished”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 164:
- Few concepts are as emotionally charged as that of race. The word conjures up a mixture of associations—culture, ethnicity, genetics, subjugation, exclusion and persecution. But is the tragic history of efforts to define groups of people by race really a matter of the misuse of science, the abuse of a valid biological concept?
- Acceptable, proper or correct; in accordance with the rules.
- A valid format for the date is DD/MM/YY.
- Do not drive without a valid license.
- Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant.
- (logic) Of a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.
- (logic) Of an argument: whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are true.
- An argument is valid if and only if the set consisting of both (1) all of its premises and (2) the contradictory of its conclusion is inconsistent.
- (Christianity, theology) Genuine - as distinguished from efficient or regular - sacrament.
Antonyms
Hyponyms
- (in logic: argument whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are all true): sound
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
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acceptable, proper or correct
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References
- "validity", The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. F. L. Cross, Elizabeth A. Livingstone (3rd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. 1997. p. 1667.
Anagrams
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Azerbaijani
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
valid (definite accusative validi, plural validlər)
- (Classical Azerbaijani) father
- Synonym: ata
Related terms
Further reading
- “valid” in Obastan.com.
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
valid (strong nominative masculine singular valider, not comparable)
Declension
Positive forms of valid (uncomparable)
Further reading
Indonesian
Etymology
From English valid, from Middle French valide (“healthy, sound, in good order”), from Latin validus, from valeō (“I am strong, I am healthy, I am worth”) + -idus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“be strong”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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Further reading
- “valid” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Adjective
valid (neuter singular valid, definite singular and plural valide)
References
- “valid” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Adjective
valid (neuter singular valid, definite singular and plural valide)
References
- “valid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
valid m or n (feminine singular validă, masculine plural valizi, feminine and neuter plural valide)
Declension
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Further reading
- “valid”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
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