adj · noun · verb · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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ĭn-vă'lĭd
/ɪnˈvæl.ɪd/
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ĭn′və-lĭd
ĭn′və-lēd′
/ˈɪn.və.lɪd/
/ˈɪn.vəˌliːd/
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CMU ARPABET:IH1 N V AH0 L AH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:IH1 N V AH0 L IH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 3:IH2 N V AE1 L AH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Not valid; not true, correct, acceptable, or appropriate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Your argument is invalid because it uses circular reasoning.
This invalid contract cannot be legally enforced.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disallowed, nonvalid
Antonyms: valid
2
adj
Meaning 2
Suffering from disability or illness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Intended for use by an invalid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Any person with a disability or illness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, offensive, sometimes
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, offensive, sometimes
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A disabled member of the armed forces; one unfit for active duty due to injury.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To exempt from (often military) duty because of injury or ill health.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, transitive
Examples
He was invalided home after the car crash.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
To make invalid or affect with disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
adjective
Meaning 9
having no cogency or legal force
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
invalid reasoning
an invalid driver's license
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: valid
10
adjective satellite
Meaning 10
no longer valid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the license is invalid
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remove
History
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 *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.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h2welh1- 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”).
Across languages
Translations
114 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
անվավեր
(anvaver)
— not valid
Belarusian:
нядзе́йсны
(njadzjéjsny)
— not valid
Belarusian:
несапра́ўдны
(njesapráwdny)
— not valid
Bulgarian:
невали́ден
(nevalíden)
— not valid
Bulgarian:
недействи́телен
(nedejstvítelen)
— not valid
Catalan:
invàlid
— not valid
Chinese Mandarin:
無效 /无效
(wúxiào)
— not valid
Czech:
neplatný
— not valid
Danish:
ugyldig
— not valid
Dutch:
ongeldig
— not valid
Faroese:
ógildigur
— not valid
Finnish:
epäkelpo
— not valid
Finnish:
kelvoton
— not valid
Finnish:
virheellinen
— not valid
Finnish:
pätemätön
— not valid
French:
invalide
— not valid
West-Frisian:
ûnjildich
— not valid
Galician:
inválido
— not valid
German:
ungültig
— not valid
Greek:
άκυρος
(ákyros)
— not valid
Hungarian:
érvénytelen
— not valid
Icelandic:
ógildur
— not valid
Italian:
irrito
— not valid
Italian:
invalido
— not valid
Japanese:
無効な
(mukō na)
— not valid
Korean:
무효하다
(muhyohada)
— not valid
Korean:
무효
(muhyo)
— not valid
Latin:
irritus
— not valid
Macedonian:
неважечки
(nevažečki)
— not valid
Malayalam:
അസാധു
(asādhu)
— not valid
Māori:
manakore
— not valid
Māori:
koremana
— not valid
Norwegian Bokmål:
ugyldig
— not valid
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ugyldig
— not valid
Plautdietsch:
onjeltich
— not valid
Polish:
nieważny
— not valid
Polish:
nieprawidłowy
— not valid
Polish:
nieaktualny
— not valid
Portuguese:
inválido
— not valid
Romanian:
nevalid
— not valid
Romanian:
invalid
— not valid
Russian:
недействи́тельный
(nedejstvítelʹnyj)
— not valid
Slovak:
neplatný
— not valid
Spanish:
inválido
— not valid
Swedish:
ogiltig
— not valid
Swedish:
ogill
— not valid
Thai:
โมฆะ
(moo-ká)
— not valid
Turkish:
geçersiz
— not valid
Ukrainian:
неді́йсний
(nedíjsnyj)
— not valid
Ukrainian:
недійови́й
(nedijovýj)
— not valid
Welsh:
annilys
— not valid
Belarusian:
інвалі́д
(invalíd)
— person with a handicap or disability
Belarusian:
інвалі́дка
(invalídka)
— person with a handicap or disability
Bulgarian:
инвали́д
(invalíd)
— person with a handicap or disability
Chinese Mandarin:
傷殘人 /伤残人
(shāngcánrén)
— person with a handicap or disability
Dutch:
invalide
— person with a handicap or disability
Dutch:
gehandicapte
— person with a handicap or disability
Finnish:
invalidi
— person with a handicap or disability
Finnish:
työkyvytön henkilö
— person with a handicap or disability
French:
invalide
— person with a handicap or disability
German:
Invalide
— person with a handicap or disability
German:
Invalidin
— person with a handicap or disability
Greek:
ανάπηρος
(anápiros)
— person with a handicap or disability
Hungarian:
rokkant
— person with a handicap or disability
Italian:
invalido
— person with a handicap or disability
Italian:
invalida
— person with a handicap or disability
Japanese:
障害者
(shōgaisha)
— person with a handicap or disability
Korean:
장애인
(jang'aein)
— person with a handicap or disability
Polish:
inwalida
— person with a handicap or disability
Polish:
inwalidka
— person with a handicap or disability
Portuguese:
inválido
— person with a handicap or disability
Portuguese:
inválida
— person with a handicap or disability
Russian:
инвали́д
(invalíd)
— person with a handicap or disability
Russian:
инвали́дка
(invalídka)
— person with a handicap or disability
Spanish:
inválido
— person with a handicap or disability
Spanish:
inválida
— person with a handicap or disability
Swedish:
handikappad
— person with a handicap or disability
Swedish:
invalid
— person with a handicap or disability
Ukrainian:
інвалі́д
(invalíd)
— person with a handicap or disability
Ukrainian:
інвалі́дка
(invalídka)
— person with a handicap or disability