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valid

adj · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈvælɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ælɪd
  • Hong-Kong: /ˈvæ.lɪd/
  • Hong-Kong: /ˈveɪ.lɪd/
  • CMU ARPABET: V AE1 L IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Well-grounded or justifiable, pertinent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I will believe him as soon as he offers a valid answer.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: arguable, groundly, proper, warrantable

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Acceptable, proper or correct; in accordance with the rules.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A valid format for the date is DD/MM/YY.
  • Do not drive without a valid license.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: legit, legitimate

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: applicable, germane, apposite, apt, well-placed, felicitous, in point, material, on point, on-topic, pertinent, relevant, salient, to the point, valid

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Of a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Of an argument: whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are true.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adj

Meaning 6

Genuine - as distinguished from efficient or regular - sacrament.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Christianity, lifestyle, religion, theology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective

Meaning 7

well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a valid inference
  • a valid argument
  • a valid contract

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: invalid

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

still legally acceptable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the license is still valid

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 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”).

Across languages

Translations

81 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: обоснован (obosnovan) — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Catalan: vàlid — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Danish: valid — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Estonian: põhjendatud — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Finnish: kelvollinen — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Finnish: pätevä — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Finnish: aiheellinen — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Finnish: perusteltu — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Galician: válido — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Galician: valedeiro — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Georgian: დასაბუთებული (dasabutebuli) — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Georgian: მოქმედი (mokmedi) — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Hungarian: alapos — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Hungarian: megalapozott — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Hungarian: indokolt — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Indonesian: valid — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Irish: bailí — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Māori: whaimana — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Māori: whaitake — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Romanian: valid — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Spanish: válido — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Spanish: valedero — well grounded or justifiable, pertinent
  • Arabic: شَرَعِيّ (šaraʕiyy) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Armenian: վավեր (vaver) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Azerbaijani: keçərli — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Belarusian: дзе́йсны (dzjéjsny) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Belarusian: сапра́ўдны (sapráwdny) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Bulgarian: вали́ден (valíden) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Bulgarian: действи́телен (dejstvítelen) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Catalan: vàlid — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有效的 (yǒuxiào de) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Czech: platný — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Danish: gyldig — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Dutch: geldig — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Esperanto: valida — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Estonian: korrektne — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Estonian: õigustatud — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Finnish: kelpaava — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Finnish: pätevä — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Finnish: voimassa oleva — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Finnish: voimassaoleva — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Finnish: oikeellinen — acceptable, proper or correct
  • French: valide — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Galician: válido — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Galician: valedeiro — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Georgian: მართებული (martebuli) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Georgian: მისაღები (misaɣebi) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Georgian: სწორი (sc̣ori) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • German: gültig — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Greek: έγκυρος (égkyros) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Greek: αποδεκτός (apodektós) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Hungarian: érvényes — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Icelandic: gildur — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Irish: bailí — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Italian: valido — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Japanese: 有効な (yūkō na) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Korean: 유효하다 (yuhyohada) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Korean: 유효 (yuhyo) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Macedonian: важечки (važečki) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Malay: sah — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gyldig — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Polish: ważny — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Polish: poprawny — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Polish: prawidłowy — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Polish: aktualny — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Portuguese: válido — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Romanian: valid — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Romanian: valabil — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Russian: действи́тельный (dejstvítelʹnyj) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Russian: корректный (korrektnyj) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Russian: правильный (pravilʹnyj) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Serbo-Croatian: ва́же̄ћӣ — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Serbo-Croatian: vážēćī — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Slovak: platný — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Slovene: veljaven — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Spanish: válido — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Spanish: comisorio — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Swahili: halali — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Swedish: giltig — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Ukrainian: ді́йсний (díjsnyj) — acceptable, proper or correct
  • Ukrainian: дійови́й (dijovýj) — acceptable, proper or correct
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