validity
- 1The state of being true, real, or based on good reasons.
Like checking that a ticket is real before letting someone through the gate.
No one questioned the validity of her excuse for being late.
We need to check the validity of these results before sharing them.
Similarvalidness
Oppositeinvalidity
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- 2The state of being officially allowed or accepted by law.
Like a coupon that only works until the date printed on it.
You must check the validity of your bus pass each month.
The validity of the ticket ended after just one week.
Similarlegality, legitimacy, force, lawfulness
Oppositeinvalidity, illegality
- 3How well a test or measurement really measures what it is supposed to measure.
Like a scale that should weigh you but actually reads your height: it gives numbers, just not the right ones.
The validity of the test was low because it measured the wrong skill.
Scientists checked the validity of their measuring tool before trusting the numbers.
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- 4Whether a religious ceremony counts as real because the right basic steps were followed.
Like a form that counts as filled out correctly as long as every required box is checked.
Some questioned the validity of the baptism because the wrong words were spoken.
The church confirmed the validity of the marriage once the proper steps were followed.
Oppositeinvalidity
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Origin
It comes from the word 'valid' plus '-ity'. It was also taken from Middle French 'validité', from Late Latin 'validitas'.