US /ɪnˈvælɪd/ UK /ɪnˈvælɪd/
adj noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not legally or logically valid; (ˈɪnvəlɪd) a person weakened by illness

    The contract was declared invalid because of a missing signature.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · not legally or logically... voidnullunsoundbaselessillegitimateworthlessfallacious
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms invalidateinvalidityinvalidlyinvalidism
Related forms validvalidity

Etymology

From Latin invalidus 'weak, infirm', from in- 'not' plus validus 'strong', from valere 'to be strong'.

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