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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VALID'ITY, n.
1. Strength or force to convince; justness; soundness; as the validity of an argument or proof; the validity of an objection.
2. Legal strength or force; that quality of a thing which renders it supportable in law or equity; as the validity of a will; the validity of a grant; the validity of a claim or of a title. Certain forms and solemnities are usually requisite to give validity to contracts and conveyances of rights.
3. Value. [Not in use.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the quality of being valid and rigorous [syn: cogency, validity, rigor, rigour]
2: the quality of having legal force or effectiveness [syn: validity, validness]
3: the property of being strong and healthy in constitution [syn: robustness, hardiness, lustiness, validity]

Merriam Webster's

noun see valid

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Validity Va*lid"i*ty, n. [Cf. F. validit['e], L. validitas strength.] 1. The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of an argument or proof; the validity of an objection. 2. (Law) Legal strength, force, or authority; that quality of a thing which renders it supportable in law, or equity; as, the validity of a will; the validity of a contract, claim, or title. 3. Value. [Obs.] ``Rich validity.'' --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

The validity of something such as a result or a piece of information is whether it can be trusted or believed. Shocked by the results of the elections, they now want to challenge the validity of the vote... Some people, of course, denied the validity of any such claim. N-UNCOUNT: usu the N of n see also valid

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Soundness, justness, efficacy, cogency, weight, strength, goodness, force, gravity, importance. 2. (Law.) Legal force or strength, quality of being good in law.

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