valid

valid
val|id [ˈvælıd] adj
[Date: 1500-1600; : French; Origin: valide, from Latin validus 'strong, effective', from valere; VALOR]
1.) a valid ticket, document, or agreement is legally or officially acceptable
≠ ↑invalid
a valid credit card
Your return ticket is valid for three months.
2.) valid reason/argument/criticism etc
a reason, argument etc that is based on what is reasonable or sensible
Police officers must have a valid reason for stopping motorists.
3.) a valid ↑password, ↑ID etc is one that will be accepted by a computer system
≠ ↑invalid
>validity [vəˈlıdıti] n [U]
I would question the validity of that statement.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • valid — valid, sound, cogent, convincing, compelling, telling can all be applied directly or indirectly to arguments, reasons, principles, or processes of thought or to their presentation and mean having or manifesting the power to impress themselves on… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Valid — Val id, a. [F. valide, F. validus strong, from valere to be strong. See {Valiant}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Strong; powerful; efficient. [Obs.] Perhaps more valid arms . . . may serve to better us. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Having sufficient strength… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • valid — VALÍD, Ă, valizi, de, adj. 1. (Despre oameni) Apt pentru muncă (sau pentru o anumită activitate); p. gener. sănătos. 2. (Despre o acţiune, un act, un contract) Care îndeplineşte condiţiile cerute de lege; valabil. – Din fr. valide. Trimis de… …   Dicționar Român

  • valid — [val′id] adj. [Fr valide < L validus, strong, powerful (in ML, valid) < valere, to be strong: see VALUE] 1. having legal force; properly executed and binding under the law 2. well grounded on principles or evidence; able to withstand… …   English World dictionary

  • Valīd — (lat.), kräftig; rechtskräftig, rechtsgültig; Validität, Rechtsgültigkeit; validieren, etwas in rechtsgültiger Form vollziehen, geltend machen, bekräftigen, im Handel: gültig sein, einen Wert durch einen andern, z. B. Waren durch Wechselsendung,… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Valid — Valīd (lat.), kräftig; rechtsgültig; Validität, Rechtsgültigkeit; validieren, geltend machen, in rechtsgültiger Form vollziehen; bei Kaufleuten: für gute Zahlung gelten; Validation, Gültigkeitserklärung, Anerkennung …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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  • valid — 1570s, having force in law, legally binding, from M.Fr. valide, from L. validus strong, effective, from valere be strong (see VALIANT (Cf. valiant)). The meaning supported by facts or authority is first recorded 1640s …   Etymology dictionary

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