Valid
Well-founded; based on facts, logic, or law; acceptable or legally enforceable.
adjectiveValid
Well-founded; based on facts, logic, or law; acceptable or legally enforceable.
adjectiveImagine This
Imagine a lawyer presenting a claim in court that follows every fact and rule exactly. The judge nods and says the argument is valid because the conclusion naturally follows from the proven premises.
Sounds Like
VAL-id
Looks Like
looks like 'value' with an added 'id'
Remember This
In everyday use, valid means acceptable or legitimate. In logic, a valid argument means the conclusion follows logically from the premises, regardless of the truth of those premises.
Other Forms
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legitimate, authentic, credible, sound, enforceable
Note
Do not confuse 'valid' with 'true.' Validity concerns logical structure (correct form), not necessarily the actual truth of the premises. Also, note related forms like 'validity' and 'validate' are different parts of speech and meaning.