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

Dominick’s Cicero Voters Alliance, however, questioned the validity of Rodriguez’s account in a statement. —Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025

However, Ador has filed two injunctions in South Korean courts, one in December to confirm the validity of the group’s contracts and another in January to stop the group from independently signing advertisement contracts, according to the South Korean news agency Yonhap. —Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025

Long before a survey is approved, agencies thoroughly test each question and the sequence in which they are asked to remove ambiguities and ensure the validity of the results. —Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 28 Jan. 2025

Still, Mia and Incognito have been questioning the validity of the exam. —Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 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