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valid
[ val-id ]
adjective
- sound; just; well-founded:
a valid reason.
- producing the desired result; effective:
a valid antidote for gloom.
- having force, weight, or cogency; authoritative.
Synonyms: cogent, substantial
- legally sound, effective, or binding; having legal force:
a valid contract.
- Logic. (of an argument) so constructed that if the premises are jointly asserted, the conclusion cannot be denied without contradiction.
Synonyms: convincing, logical
- Archaic. robust; well; healthy.
valid
/ ˈvælɪd; vəˈlɪdɪtɪ /
adjective
- having some foundation; based on truth
- legally acceptable
a valid licence
- having legal force; effective
- having legal authority; binding
- having some force or cogency
a valid point in a debate
- logic (of an inference or argument) having premises and conclusion so related that whenever the former are true the latter must also be true, esp ( formally valid ) when the inference is justified by the form of the premises and conclusion alone. Thus Tom is a bachelor; therefore Tom is unmarried is valid but not formally so, while today is hot and dry; therefore today is hot is formally valid Compare invalid 2
- archaic.healthy or strong
Derived Forms
- validity, noun
- ˈvalidly, adverb
Other Words From
- valid·ly adverb
- valid·ness noun
- non·valid adjective
- non·valid·ly adverb
- non·valid·ness noun
- pre·valid adjective
- pre·valid·ly adverb
- quasi-valid adjective
- quasi-valid·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of valid1
Word History and Origins
Origin of valid1
Example Sentences
The judge ruled that he had 14 days to file a writ of habeas corpus to determine whether the state’s detention was valid; if approved, a new hearing would be scheduled.
She was nine years old and she had a valid U.S. passport, for crying out loud.
At this year's Tory conference in Birmingham, she made headlines with a claim that not all cultures were "equally valid".
I had made a lot of safety assumptions that weren’t valid.
There are valid alternatives to getting a four-year degree, but for the U.S. to thrive and for students to be all they can be, the emphasis on college should remain.
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