validity
/vəˈlɪdəti/vuh-LIH-duh-tee
/vəˈlɪdəti/vuh-LIH-duh-tee
Meaningthe quality of being valid
Common meaning: the quality of being valid (inferred)
- valhave strength; be of worthLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1953 · scan
- idadjective ending: in a state of
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinvaleō, valuī‘have strength’
- Frenchvalide
- Englishvalid‘well grounded’
- Englishformed in English from validvalidity‘the quality of being valid (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the quality of being valid. It can be inferred from any of: valid, invalid.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from valid + -ity (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- valeō, valuī Latin “have strength; be of worth”
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