validity
[noun]
Synonyms:
- soundness, cogency, force, power, strength, weight
- legality, authority, lawfulness, legitimacy, right

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Antonyms: invalidity, invalidness
Contrasted words: inconsistency, unsoundness, fallacy, falsity
Related Words: efficacy, gravity, soundness, persuasiveness, potency

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validity
noun
ADJ. great | equal Don't you think that both views have equal validity?
doubtful, dubious, questionable | face The theory has the face validity of being consistent with recent findings.
legal, scientific The legal validity of the claims has been challenged.
VERB + VALIDITY have | give sth, lend sth His reputation lends a certain validity to the approach that it might not deserve.
cast doubt on, challenge, deny, question | accept, confirm, uphold The judges upheld the validity of the previous judgement.
assess, test to assess the scientific validity of new treatments
PREP. of … ~ The results are of doubtful validity.
~ for the theory's validity for parent-child relationships

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