validity
The state of being valid, authentic or genuineThe state of being valid, authentic or genuine.
» He questions the validity of the study.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being valid, authentic or genuine.
Gültigkeit
де́йствительностьdéjstvitelʹnostʹ, го́дностьgódnostʹ, срок де́йствияsrok déjstvija
ві́рністьvírnistʹ
the quality of being valid and rigorous
(countable, uncountable)State of having legal force.
the quality of having legal force or effectiveness
(countable, uncountable)A quality of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure reflects the underlying construct, that is, whether it measures what it purports to measure (see reliability).
(countable, uncountable)The genuinity, as distinguished from the efficacity or the regularity, of a sacrament as a result of some formal dispositions being fulfilled.
Examples
18 sentencesHe questions the validity of the study.
Can you prove the validity of your assertion?
deKannst du die Richtigkeit deiner Behauptung beweisen?
He never doubted the validity of this theory.
This poll doesn't have any degree of validity.
He never harboured doubts about the validity of this theory.
Translations
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Origin
From valid + -ity, borrowed from Middle French validité, from Late Latin validitas.From valid + -ity, borrowed from Middle French validité, from Late Latin validitas.
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Forms
plural: validities| Singular | validity |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable