validity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: validity	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for validity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
validity n the quality of being valid and rigorous [syn: cogency, validity, rigor, rigour] the quality of having legal force or effectiveness Synonym(s): validity, validness the property of being strong and healthy in constitution Synonym(s): robustness, hardiness, lustiness, validity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Validity \Valid"ity\, n. [Cf. F. validit[82], 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.] [bd]Rich validity.[b8] --Shak.