valid en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈvælɪd/
- (General-American) audio
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈveɪ.lɪd/ (Hong-Kong)
- /ˈvæ.lɪd/ (Hong-Kong)
Etymology
Etymology tree 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 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”).
Meanings
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Well-grounded or justifiable, pertinent.
I will believe him as soon as he offers a valid answer.
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?
2012 March-April, Jan Sapp, “Race Finished”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2015, page 164:
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Acceptable, proper or correct; in accordance with the rules.
Do not drive without a valid license.
A valid format for the date is DD/MM/YY.
- Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant.
- Of a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.
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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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most valid | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more valid | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
disallowed · invalid · null · nonvalid · null and void · nonstandard · illegitimate · nude · unvalid · illicit · void
Deriveds
validly · validity · valid time · unvalid · validify · valid name
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
polite · lawful · sound (in logic: argument whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are all true) · virtuous · satisfactory
Relateds
validation · compatible · validate · standard · compliant · validator · conformant · suitable · validness
Synonyms
pertinent · in point · apposite · legit · felicitous · true · valid · ad rem · permissible · rulable · on point · relevant · germane · acceptable · allowable · licit · leveful · groundly · proper · legitimate · applicable · legit · germane · well-placed · on-topic · warrantable · rightful · to the point · legitimate · material · valid · salient · apt · arguable · applicable
Translations (81)
ka დასაბუთებული (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · el έγκυρος (acceptable, proper or correct) · nb gyldig (acceptable, proper or correct) · nl geldig (acceptable, proper or correct) · pl prawidłowy (acceptable, proper or correct) · ro valid (acceptable, proper or correct) · sv giltig (acceptable, proper or correct) · bg обоснован (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · mi whaimana (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · ar شَرَعِيّ (acceptable, proper or correct) · mk важечки (acceptable, proper or correct) · cs platný (acceptable, proper or correct) · id valid (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · hy վավեր (acceptable, proper or correct) · sh ва́же̄ћӣ (acceptable, proper or correct) · fi perusteltu (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · uk дійови́й (acceptable, proper or correct) · ka სწორი (acceptable, proper or correct) · da gyldig (acceptable, proper or correct) · fi kelpaava (acceptable, proper or correct) · gl valedeiro (acceptable, proper or correct) · uk ді́йсний (acceptable, proper or correct) · fi kelvollinen (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · ca vàlid (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · be дзе́йсны (acceptable, proper or correct) · eo valida (acceptable, proper or correct) · fr valide (acceptable, proper or correct) · sw halali (acceptable, proper or correct) · gl válido (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · fi voimassaoleva (acceptable, proper or correct) · ka მისაღები (acceptable, proper or correct) · et põhjendatud (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · sk platný (acceptable, proper or correct) · pl aktualny (acceptable, proper or correct) · ro valid (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · sh vážēćī (acceptable, proper or correct) · ru правильный (acceptable, proper or correct) · bg вали́ден (acceptable, proper or correct) · az keçərli (acceptable, proper or correct) · ga bailí (acceptable, proper or correct) · hu indokolt (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · is gildur (acceptable, proper or correct) · ka მოქმედი (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · ru корректный (acceptable, proper or correct) · ms sah (acceptable, proper or correct) · ko 유효하다 (acceptable, proper or correct) · fi pätevä (acceptable, proper or correct) · fi pätevä (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · el αποδεκτός (acceptable, proper or correct) · cmn 有效的 (acceptable, proper or correct) · et õigustatud (acceptable, proper or correct) · mi whaitake (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · da valid (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · hu alapos (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · de gültig (acceptable, proper or correct) · it valido (acceptable, proper or correct) · es válido (acceptable, proper or correct) · et korrektne (acceptable, proper or correct) · hu megalapozott (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · gl valedeiro (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · ro valabil (acceptable, proper or correct) · ko 유효 (acceptable, proper or correct) · es comisorio (acceptable, proper or correct) · fi aiheellinen (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · pl ważny (acceptable, proper or correct) · es valedero (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · gl válido (acceptable, proper or correct) · ca vàlid (acceptable, proper or correct) · fi oikeellinen (acceptable, proper or correct) · es válido (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · fi voimassa oleva (acceptable, proper or correct) · ru действи́тельный (acceptable, proper or correct) · ka მართებული (acceptable, proper or correct) · ja 有効な (acceptable, proper or correct) · pt válido (acceptable, proper or correct) · pl poprawny (acceptable, proper or correct) · hu érvényes (acceptable, proper or correct) · bg действи́телен (acceptable, proper or correct) · sl veljaven (acceptable, proper or correct) · ga bailí (well grounded or justifiable, pertinent) · be сапра́ўдны (acceptable, proper or correct)