Dictionary

invalid en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ɪnˈvæl.ɪd/
• ĭn-vă'lĭd

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *walēō Latin valeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin validusder. Middle French validebor. English valid English invalid From in- + valid.

Meanings

1. Not valid; not true, correct, acceptable, or appropriate.
   • Your argument is invalid because it uses circular reasoning.
   • This invalid contract cannot be legally enforced.

Forms

Antonyms

valid

Deriveds

invalidness · invalidity · invalidly

Synonyms

disallowed · nonvalid

Translations (51)

bg недействи́телен (not valid) · uk недійови́й (not valid) · ro nevalid (not valid) · mi manakore (not valid) · ko 무효하다 (not valid) · pdt onjeltich (not valid) · ja 無効な (not valid) · mk неважечки (not valid) · nl ongeldig (not valid) · nn ugyldig (not valid) · is ógildur (not valid) · tr geçersiz (not valid) · sv ogiltig (not valid) · es inválido (not valid) · fo ógildigur (not valid) · fr invalide (not valid) · ko 무효 (not valid) · hy անվավեր (not valid) · pl nieważny (not valid) · uk неді́йсний (not valid) · cs neplatný (not valid) · ru недействи́тельный (not valid) · cy annilys (not valid) · nb ugyldig (not valid) · ro invalid (not valid) · ca invàlid (not valid) · fi virheellinen (not valid) · be несапра́ўдны (not valid) · gl inválido (not valid) · sk neplatný (not valid) · ml അസാധു (not valid) · fi pätemätön (not valid) · bg невали́ден (not valid) · mi koremana (not valid) · cmn 無效 /无效 (not valid) · fi kelvoton (not valid) · la irritus (not valid) · pl nieprawidłowy (not valid) · pt inválido (not valid) · sv ogill (not valid) · da ugyldig (not valid) · de ungültig (not valid) · el άκυρος (not valid) · hu érvénytelen (not valid) · it invalido (not valid) · th โมฆะ (not valid) · it irrito (not valid) · pl nieaktualny (not valid) · fy ûnjildich (not valid) · fi epäkelpo (not valid) · be нядзе́йсны (not valid)

invalid en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• ĭn′və-lĭd
• /ˈɪn.vəˌliːd/
• (US) audio
• ĭn′və-lēd′
• /ˈɪn.və.lɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *walēō Latin valeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin validus Latin invalidusbor. Middle French invalidebor. English invalid Borrowed from Middle French invalide, from Latin invalidus (“infirm, weak”), from in- (“not”) + validus (“strong”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Suffering from disability or illness.
   • Invalidism therefore referred to a lack of power as well as a tendency toward illness. It is for this reason that I choose to discuss the invalid woman rather than just the ill one. 2000, Diane Price Herndl, Invalid Women: Figuring Feminine Illness in American Fiction and Culture, 1840-1940, University of North Carolina Press, →ISBN, page 1:
2. (not-comparable) Intended for use by an invalid.

invalid en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• ĭn′və-lĭd
• /ˈɪn.vəˌliːd/
• (US) audio
• ĭn′və-lēd′
• /ˈɪn.və.lɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *walēō Latin valeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin validus Latin invalidusbor. Middle French invalidebor. English invalid Borrowed from Middle French invalide, from Latin invalidus (“infirm, weak”), from in- (“not”) + validus (“strong”).

Meanings

1. (dated, offensive, sometimes) Any person with a disability or illness.
2. (dated, offensive, sometimes) A person who is confined to home or bed because of illness, disability or injury; one who is too sick or weak to care for themselves.
3. (archaic) A disabled member of the armed forces; one unfit for active duty due to injury.

Forms

Deriveds

invalid carriage · invalidish · semi-invalid · fabulous invalid · invalid stout · invalid chair · invalidism · invalidhood

Translations (63)

mi maki (sick person) · ru инвали́дка (sick person) · pt inválido (person with a handicap or disability) · es inválido (sick person) · pl inwalidka (person with a handicap or disability) · nl invalide (person with a handicap or disability) · de Bettlägriger (sick person) · de Schwerkranker (sick person) · sv invalid (person with a handicap or disability) · ms pesakit (sick person) · nl invalide (sick person) · sv handikappad (person with a handicap or disability) · fr invalide (sick person) · mi hāura (sick person) · sv invalid (sick person) · bg инвали́д (sick person) · nl zieke (sick person) · ko 장애인 (sick person) · tr hasta (sick person) · be інвалі́д (sick person) · fi työkyvytön henkilö (sick person) · fi työkyvytön henkilö (person with a handicap or disability) · nl gehandicapte (person with a handicap or disability) · mi tūroro (sick person) · uk інвалі́дка (person with a handicap or disability) · it invalida (person with a handicap or disability) · la aeger (sick person) · mi oke (sick person) · es inválido (person with a handicap or disability) · pl inwalida (sick person) · ja 廃人 (sick person) · ja 障害者 (sick person) · uk інвалі́д (sick person) · pl inwalidka (sick person) · cmn 傷殘人 /伤残人 (person with a handicap or disability) · uk інвалі́дка (sick person) · it invalido (person with a handicap or disability) · fi invalidi (person with a handicap or disability) · ru инвали́д (sick person) · de Invalidin (person with a handicap or disability) · ga breoiteachán (sick person) · ko 장애인 (person with a handicap or disability) · ru инвали́д (person with a handicap or disability) · pt inválido (sick person) · ru инвали́дка (person with a handicap or disability) · hu rokkant (person with a handicap or disability) · de Invalide (person with a handicap or disability) · hy հաշմանդամ (sick person) · be інвалі́дка (person with a handicap or disability) · fr invalide (person with a handicap or disability) · be інвалі́д (person with a handicap or disability) · pl inwalida (person with a handicap or disability) · es inválida (person with a handicap or disability) · bg инвали́д (person with a handicap or disability) · tr yatalak (sick person) · ja 障害者 (person with a handicap or disability) · nl bedlegerige (sick person) · pt inválida (person with a handicap or disability) · hy ինվալիդ (sick person) · el ανάπηρος (person with a handicap or disability) · mi paioke (sick person) · be інвалі́дка (sick person) · uk інвалі́д (person with a handicap or disability)

invalid en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• ĭn′və-lĭd
• /ˈɪn.vəˌliːd/
• (US) audio
• ĭn′və-lēd′
• /ˈɪn.və.lɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *walēō Latin valeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin validus Latin invalidusbor. Middle French invalidebor. English invalid Borrowed from Middle French invalide, from Latin invalidus (“infirm, weak”), from in- (“not”) + validus (“strong”).

Meanings

1. (UK, transitive) To exempt from (often military) duty because of injury or ill health.
   • [Blackadder:] Right, Baldrick, this is an old trick I picked up in the Sudan. We tell HQ that I’ve gone insane, and I’ll be invalided back to Blighty before you can say "wibble" — a poor, gormless idiot. 1989 November 2, Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, “Goodbyeee”, in Blackadder Goes Forth:
   • The Japanese armored cruiser Nisshin has been hit badly. Shells have sheared off several main guns and virtually disarmed the vessel. In the middle of all this, one Ensign Isoroku Yamamoto loses two fingers to the remains of an explosion. If he'd lost a third, he would've been invalided out of military service. Thus, by the retention of a single digit would there be rather large consequences a few decades later on down the line. 2019 September 18, Drachinifel, 26:33 from the start, in Battle of Tsushima - When the 2nd Pacific Squadron thought it couldn't get any worse..., archived from the original on 04 Dec 2022:
   • He was invalided home after the car crash.
2. (transitive) To make invalid or affect with disease.

Forms

Deriveds

invalid out