validness

Variant of valid

valid definition

valid (val′id)

adjective

  1. having legal force; properly executed and binding under the law
  2. well-grounded on principles or evidence; able to withstand criticism or objection, as an argument; sound
  3. effective, effectual, cogent, etc.
  4. Rare robust; strong; healthy
  5. Logic correctly derived or inferred according to the rules of logic

Etymology: Fr valide < L validus, strong, powerful (in ML, valid) < valere, to be strong: see value

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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