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- [vuh-lid-i-tee]
- /vəˈlɪd ɪ ti/
- /ˈvæl.ɪd/
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- [vuh-lid-i-tee]
- /vəˈlɪd ɪ ti/
Definitions of validity word
- noun validity the state or quality of being valid: to question the validity of the argument. 1
- noun validity legal soundness or force. 1
- noun validity truth, soundness 1
- noun validity legal: having force 1
- uncountable noun validity The validity of something such as a result or a piece of information is whether it can be trusted or believed. 0
- noun validity the state, quality, or fact of being valid in law or in argument, proof, authority, etc. 0
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Origin of validity
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < Late Latin validitās, equivalent to Latin valid(us) valid + -itās- -ity
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Parts of speech for Validity
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
validity popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
validity usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for validity
noun validity
- absoluteness — the quality of being absolute
- authenticity — the quality or state of being authentic; reliability; genuineness
- authoritativeness — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
- believability — to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so: Only if one believes in something can one act purposefully.
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
Antonyms for validity
noun validity
- boo-boo — A boo-boo is a silly mistake or blunder.
- booboos — a stupid or silly mistake; blunder.
- howler — a person, animal, or thing that howls.
- in-accuracy — something inaccurate; error.
- misbelief — erroneous belief; false opinion.
Top questions with validity
- what is validity?
- what does validity mean?
- what is internal validity?
- which countries require 6 months of passport validity?
- what is external validity?
- what is construct validity?
- what is a limited validity passport?
- what is content validity?
- what is face validity?
- what is validity in research?
- what is criterion validity?
- what is predictive validity?
- what is reliability and validity?
- what is the difference between reliability and validity?
- what is concurrent validity?
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