valid

Meanings

Adjective

well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
- "a valid inference"
- "a valid argument"
- "a valid contract"

Adjective Satellite

still legally acceptable
- "the license is still valid"

Adj

Well grounded or justifiable, pertinent.
Acceptable, proper or correct; in accordance with the rules.
Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant.
Of a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.
Of an argument: whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are true.
Genuine - as distinguished from efficient or regular - sacrament.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French valide (“healthy, sound, in good order”), from Latin validus, from valeō (“I am strong, I am healthy, I am worth”) + -idus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“be strong”).

Antonyms

invalid, nonvalid

Scrabble Score: 9

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valid is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 11

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