different between valid vs meaningful

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French valide (“healthy, sound, in good order”), from Latin validus, from vale? (“I am strong, I am healthy, I am worth”) +? -idus, from Proto-Indo-European *h?welh?- (“be strong”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?væl?d/

Adjective

valid (comparative more valid, superlative most valid)

1. Well grounded or justifiable, pertinent.

2. Acceptable, proper or correct; in accordance with the rules.

3. Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant.
4. (logic) Of a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.
5. (logic) Of an argument: whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are true.

6. (Christianity, theology) Effective.

Antonyms

• invalid
• nonvalid

Hyponyms

• (in logic: argument whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are all true): sound

Related terms

• validate
• validation
• validator

Translations

Anagrams

• Advil, davil

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin validus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va?li?t/

Adjective

valid (not comparable)

1. valid

Declension

Further reading

• “valid” in Duden online

Indonesian

Etymology

From English valid, from Middle French valide (“healthy, sound, in good order”), from Latin validus, from vale? (“I am strong, I am healthy, I am worth”) +? -idus, from Proto-Indo-European *h?welh?- (“be strong”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?val?t?]
• Hyphenation: va?lid

Noun

valid (first-person possessive validku, second-person possessive validmu, third-person possessive validnya)

1. valid

   Synonyms: berlaku, sahih

Related terms

Further reading

• “valid” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin validus.

Adjective

valid (neuter singular valid, definite singular and plural valide)

1. valid

References

• “valid” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin validus.

Adjective

valid (neuter singular valid, definite singular and plural valide)

1. valid

References

• “valid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

From French valide

Adjective

valid m or n (feminine singular valid?, masculine plural valizi, feminine and neuter plural valide)

1. valid

Declension

Related terms

• validitate

English

Etymology

From meaning +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?min??f?l/

Adjective

meaningful (comparative more meaningful, superlative most meaningful)

1. Having meaning, significant.

   I think we made a meaningful contribution to this project today.

   • 1948, Ray Bradbury, Tomorrow's Child

     "This baby is the one that counts. I dare say Polly here wouldn't want any other, would you, Polly?"
     "This baby, this baby," said Polly.
     Wolcott gave Peter Horn a meaningful look. Horn interpreted it correctly. This baby or no more Polly ever again. This baby or Polly would be in a quiet room somewhere staring into space for the rest of her life.

Antonyms

• meaningless

Derived terms

• meaningfulish
• meaningfully
• meaningfulness
• meaningfulsome
• unmeaningful

Translations