valid
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
- IPA(key): /ˈvælɪd/
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: -ælɪd
Adjective
valid (comparative more valid, superlative most valid)
- Well grounded or justifiable, pertinent.
- 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?
- I will believe him as soon as he offers a valid answer.
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- 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
- invalid
- nonvalid
Hyponyms
- (in logic: argument whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are all true): sound
Related terms
- validate
- validation
- validator
Translations
well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
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acceptable, proper or correct
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related to the current topic — see relevant
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
- Advil, davil
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic وَالِد (wālid).
Noun
| Cyrillic | валид | |
|---|---|---|
| Perso-Arabic | ||
valid (definite accusative validi, plural validlər)
- (Classical Azerbaijani) father
- Synonym: ata
Related terms
- valideyn
- validə
Further reading
- “valid” in Obastan.com.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin validus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vaˈliːt/
Audio (file)
Adjective
valid (strong nominative masculine singular valider, not comparable)
- valid
Declension
Positive forms of valid (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist valid | sie ist valid | es ist valid | sie sind valid | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | valider | valide | valides | valide |
| genitive | validen | valider | validen | valider | |
| dative | validem | valider | validem | validen | |
| accusative | validen | valide | valides | valide | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der valide | die valide | das valide | die validen |
| genitive | des validen | der validen | des validen | der validen | |
| dative | dem validen | der validen | dem validen | den validen | |
| accusative | den validen | die valide | das valide | die validen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein valider | eine valide | ein valides | (keine) validen |
| genitive | eines validen | einer validen | eines validen | (keiner) validen | |
| dative | einem validen | einer validen | einem validen | (keinen) validen | |
| accusative | einen validen | eine valide | ein valides | (keine) validen | |
Further reading
- “valid” in Duden online
- “valid” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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
- IPA(key): [ˈvalɪt̪]
- Hyphenation: va‧lid
Noun
valid (first-person possessive validku, second-person possessive validmu, third-person possessive validnya)
- valid
- Synonyms: berlaku, sahih
Related terms
- invalid
- validitas
Further reading
- “valid” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin validus.
Adjective
valid (neuter singular valid, definite singular and plural valide)
- valid
References
- “valid” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin validus.
Adjective
valid (neuter singular valid, definite singular and plural valide)
- valid
References
- “valid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
From French valide.
Adjective
valid m or n (feminine singular validă, masculine plural valizi, feminine and neuter plural valide)
- valid
Declension
Declension of valid
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | valid | validă | valizi | valide | ||
| definite | validul | valida | valizii | validele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | valid | valide | valizi | valide | ||
| definite | validului | validei | valizilor | validelor | |||
Related terms
- validitate