Thevalidityof 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 validityof the vote. [+ of]
Some people, of course, denied the validity of any such claim. [+ of]
...if a defence lawyer challenges the validity of a computer assisted identification.
Synonyms: legality, authority, legitimacy, right More Synonyms of validity
2. See also valid
More Synonyms of validity
validity in American English
(vəˈlɪdəti)
nounWord forms: pluralvaˈlidities
the state, quality, or fact of being valid in law or in argument, proof, authority, etc.
Word origin
Fr validité < L validitas, strength
Examples of 'validity' in a sentence
validity
We view the predictive validity issue as especially critical with respect to dynamic assessment.
Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995)
It has been criticised by environmentalists for funding groups that challenge the validity of global warming research.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The report also questioned the validity of primary school test results.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You doubt the validity of this claim?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The present show questions the validity of these soppy views.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Mars reserves the right to check validity of claims.
The Sun (2011)
It is hardly an extreme position to question the validity of this.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Studies based on predictive validity seek to verify a relationship between the test scores of applicants and subsequent performance appraisal ratings.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
That is the main validity question.
Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995)
Finally, bias refers to a result that lacks validity in a particular direction.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
In the eyes of the country, how can we possibly claim validity for such an absurd result?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
As such, we cannot make any comments on the validity of any claims in the public domain.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I do question the validity of the system.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The relationship between attitude and performance is indirect, and the validity of test results are more difficult to establish.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
Second, much more work needs to be done on the predictive validity of dynamic assessment relative to conventional assessment.
Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995)
Personnel managers are most concerned with predictive validity, which is the extent to which the test can predict subsequent job performance.
Torrington, Derek Personnel Management: A New Approach (1991)
Because supervisors often cannot satisfy these conditions, others may have to be involved in the appraisal process to ensure the validity of the results.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
This ought to convey confidence in the validity of results awarded in Wales, if not in its educational standards.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
validity
British English: validity NOUN
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.
American English: validity
Brazilian Portuguese: validade
Chinese: 可信性
European Spanish: validez
French: validité
German: Gültigkeit
Italian: validità
Japanese: 正当性
Korean: 타당성
European Portuguese: validade
Latin American Spanish: validez
1 (noun)
Some people deny the validity of this claim.
Synonyms
soundness
force
He changed our world through the force of his ideas.
power
the power of his rhetoric
grounds
weight
That argument no longer carries much weight.
strength
He was surprised at the strength of his own feeling.
foundation
substance
There is no substance in any of these allegations.
point
cogency
2 (noun)
They now want to challenge the validity of the vote.
Synonyms
legality
The auditor has questioned the legality of the contracts.
authority
The judge has no authority to order a second trial.
legitimacy
right
a fight between right and wrong
lawfulness
Additional synonyms
in the sense of authority
Definition
the power to command, control, or judge others
The judge has no authority to order a second trial.
Synonyms
prerogative,
right,
influence,
might,
force,
power,
control,
charge,
rule,
government,
weight,
strength,
direction,
command,
licence,
privilege,
warrant,
say-so,
sway,
domination,
jurisdiction,
supremacy,
dominion,
ascendancy,
mana (New Zealand)
in the sense of cogency
Synonyms
conviction,
force,
power,
strength,
potency
in the sense of force
Definition
intellectual or moral influence
He changed our world through the force of his ideas.
Synonyms
influence,
power,
effect,
authority,
weight,
strength,
punch (informal),
significance,
effectiveness,
validity,
efficacy,
soundness,
persuasiveness,
cogency,
bite
Synonyms of 'validity'
validity
Explore 'validity' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of power
Definition
political, financial, or social force or authority
the power of his rhetoric
Synonyms
forcefulness,
force,
strength,
punch (informal),
intensity,
potency,
eloquence,
persuasiveness,
cogency,
powerfulness
in the sense of right
Definition
anything that accords with the principles of legal or moral justice
a fight between right and wrong
Synonyms
justice,
good,
reason,
truth,
honour,
equity,
virtue,
integrity,
goodness,
morality,
fairness,
legality,
righteousness,
propriety,
rectitude,
lawfulness,
uprightness
in the sense of strength
Definition
degree of intensity or concentration of colour, light, sound, or flavour
He was surprised at the strength of his own feeling.
Synonyms
force,
power,
intensity,
energy,
depth,
vehemence,
intenseness
in the sense of substance
There is no substance in any of these allegations.