validity Synonyms & Antonyms
/vəˈlɪd.ɪ.ti/
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Validity as a Noun
1
The state of being valid, authentic or genuine.
2
State of having legal force.
3
A quality of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure reflects the underlying construct, that is, whether it measures what it purports to measure (see reliability).
4
The genuinity, as distinguished from the efficacity or the regularity, of a sacrament as a result of some formal dispositions being fulfilled.
Word Forms & Grammar
validity (countable and uncountable, plural validities)
Words That Rhyme With Validity
Origin of Validity
From valid + -ity, borrowed from Middle French validité, from Late Latin validitas.
Validity: Key Facts
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /vəˈlɪd.ɪ.ti/ |
| Syllables | 4 |
| Meaning | The state of being valid, authentic or genuine |
| Plural | validities |
How to Pronounce Validity
The standard pronunciation of validity is /vəˈlɪd.ɪ.ti/, spoken in 4 syllables, with the main stress on the second syllable (lɪd).