validity

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the quality of being valid and rigorous
  2. noun the quality of having legal force or effectiveness
  3. noun the property of being strong and healthy in constitution

Etymology

From valid + -ity, borrowed from Middle French validité, from Late Latin validitas.

In classic literature

Synonyms

cogency, rigor, rigour

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