validity

noun

va·​lid·​i·​ty və-ˈli-də-tē 

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: the quality or state of being valid: such as

a

: the state of being acceptable according to the law

The validity of the contract is being questioned.

What the federal courts have ruled … is that renunciations made behind barbed wire were essentially under duress, and thus of no legal validity.

—Roger Daniels

b

: the quality of being well-grounded, sound, or correct

the validity of an argument/theory

Other researchers have questioned the validity of the test results.

Later he acknowledged that there was no validity to his report.

—David Hiltbrand

Examples of validity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The first postponement occurred because Baldwin contested the validity of the debt. —Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2025

Both Pettersson and Miller have denied that there is any validity to these rumors whatsoever, but even so, the effects of the negativity surrounding the Canucks has taken its toll. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025

So, check the validity of the bonus to use it as soon as possible. —Matthew Gover, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025

Presidential security service facing charges While politicians and lawyers argue heatedly over the validity of the warrant in higher courts, the Presidential Security Service has found itself in the limelight. —Joohee Cho, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1577, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

validity

noun

va·​lid·​i·​ty

və-ˈlid-ət-ē,

va-

: the quality or state of being valid