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valid
- /ˈvælɪd/
- /ˈvæ.lɪd/ Hong Kong
- /ˈveɪ.lɪd/ Hong Kong
Rhymes with -ælɪd
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French valide (“healthy, sound, in good order”), from Latin validus, from valeō (“to be strong, to be healthy, to be worth”) + -idus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“be strong”).
adjective more valid · most valid
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Well-grounded or justifiable, pertinent.
I will believe him as soon as he offers a valid answer.
Similar: arguable, groundly, proper, warrantable
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Acceptable, proper or correct; in accordance with the rules.
A valid format for the date is DD/MM/YY.
Similar: legit, legitimate
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Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant.
Similar: applicable, germane, apposite, apt, ad rem, well-placed, felicitous, in point, material, on point, on-topic, pertinent
- Of a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.
- 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.
- Genuine - as distinguished from efficient or regular - sacrament.
Similar: acceptable, allowable, legit, legitimate, leveful, licit, permissible, rightful, rulable, true, valid · Opposite: invalid, nonvalid, disallowed, illegitimate, illicit, nonstandard, nude, null, null and void, unvalid, void
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: validated, reasoned, well-grounded, legitimate, logical, binding, legal, sound, unexpired, justified, justifiable, credible, rightful, reliable, cogent, value
adjective
Similar: acceptable, allowable, legit, legitimate, leveful, licit, permissible, rightful, rulable, true, valid · Opposite: invalid, nonvalid, disallowed, illegitimate, illicit, nonstandard, nude, null, null and void, unvalid, void
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adj acceptable, proper or correct
| Español | válido, comisorio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유효하다 yuhyohada, 유효 yuhyo |
| 日本語 | 有効な yūkō na, 妥当な datō na |
| 中文 | 有效的 yǒuxiào de |
| Kiswahili | halali |
| Português | válido |
| Français | valide |
| Deutsch | gültig |
| Italiano | valido |
| Ελληνικά | έγκυρος égkyros, αποδεκτός apodektós |
| Română | valid, valabil |
| Русский | действи́тельный dejstvítelʹnyj, корректный korrektnyj, правильный pravilʹnyj |
| العربية | شَرَعِيّ šaraʕiyy |
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title = {valid},
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