VALID
What does "VALID" mean?
Sound, well-founded, or legally acceptable so as to have force or effect.
Meanings
- Logically sound; based on truth or reason and so defensible. She raised a valid point about the budget.
- Legally or officially binding and acceptable; not expired. Your passport is valid for another five years.
- In logic, of an argument whose conclusion follows necessarily from its premises. The argument is valid, though its premises may be false. technical
Did you know?
- In logic, 'valid' does not mean 'true': an argument can be perfectly valid - its conclusion inescapably following its premises - while every statement in it is false.
Word origin
From Latin 'validus' meaning 'strong, robust, effective', from 'valere' ('to be strong, be worth'); the same root underlies 'value', 'valor', and 'prevail'.
Remember it
VALID is built on 'val-' (Latin 'valere', to be strong), the same core as VALue and VALor - a valid claim has strength to stand.
A little poem
The stamp says yes, the seal says yes,
the logic locks each link in place-
still true is a different test.
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Wordplay
- My parking ticket and my argument had the same problem: both were technically valid and still cost me.
What it teaches
Validity and truth are not the same: a flawless chain can still be anchored to a lie.
Quick facts
What does VALID mean?
Sound, well-founded, or legally acceptable so as to have force or effect.
Is VALID a valid word?
Yes — VALID is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is VALID?
VALID has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does VALID come from?
From Latin 'validus' meaning 'strong, robust, effective', from 'valere' ('to be strong, be worth'); the same root underlies 'value', 'valor', and 'prevail'.
What can VALID teach us?
Validity and truth are not the same: a flawless chain can still be anchored to a lie.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.