valid

Meaning

1. Well grounded or justifiable, pertinent.
2. Acceptable, proper or correct; in accordance with the rules.
3. Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant.
4. Of a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.
5. Of an argument: whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are true.
6. Genuine - as distinguished from efficient or regular - sacrament.

Synonyms

good

👍

true

legitimate

legal

proper

sound

🔉

appropriate

effective

in force

in effect

lawful

real

effectual

well-founded

reasonable

genuine

authentic

right

exact

correct

regular

official

acceptable

logical

pertinent

relevant

reliable

kosher

licit

on target

open

operative

passable

perfect

permissible

positive

precision

qualified

ratified

ready

really

rightful

run

skillful

telling

titular

trueness

unexpired

unfeigned

useful

well grounded

working

well-grounded

adequate to

legally valid

validity

well founded

titulary

all correct

prope

active

actual

adequate

admissible

allowable

available

capable

categorical

cogent

competent

confirmed

current

deserve

established

exactitude

fair

formal

halal

hold

hot

🥵

indeed

in demand

jural

just

justifiably

justified

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvælɪd/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French valide (“healthy, sound, in good order”), from Latin validus, from valeō (“I am strong, I am healthy, I am worth”) + -idus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“be strong”).