See also: vàlid

English edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈvælɪd/
    • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ælɪd

Adjective edit

valid (comparative more valid, superlative most valid)

  1. Well grounded or justifiable, pertinent.
    I will believe him as soon as he offers a valid answer.
    • 2012 March-April, Jan Sapp, “Race Finished”, in American Scientist[1], 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?
  2. 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.
  3. Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant.
  4. (logic) Of a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.
  5. (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.
  6. (Christianity, theology) Genuine - as distinguished from efficient or regular - sacrament.

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  • (in logic: argument whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are all true): sound

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References edit

  • "validity", The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. F. L. Cross, Elizabeth A. Livingstone (3rd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. 1997. p. 1667.

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Azerbaijani edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic وَالِد (wālid).

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Other scripts
Cyrillic валид
Abjad

valid (definite accusative validi, plural validlər)

  1. (Classical Azerbaijani) father
    Synonym: ata

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Further reading edit

  • valid” in Obastan.com.

German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin validus.

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Adjective edit

valid (strong nominative masculine singular valider, not comparable)

  1. valid

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • valid” in Duden online
  • valid” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈvalɪt̪]
  • Hyphenation: va‧lid

Noun edit

valid (first-person possessive validku, second-person possessive validmu, third-person possessive validnya)

  1. valid
    Synonyms: berlaku, sahih

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin validus.

Adjective edit

valid (neuter singular valid, definite singular and plural valide)

  1. valid

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin validus.

Adjective edit

valid (neuter singular valid, definite singular and plural valide)

  1. valid

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Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French valide.

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Adjective edit

valid m or n (feminine singular validă, masculine plural valizi, feminine and neuter plural valide)

  1. valid

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