adj · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈvælɪd/
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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
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