Invalid Definition

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology 1
    • 1.1.1 Pronunciation
    • 1.1.2 Adjective
      • 1.1.2.1 Synonyms
      • 1.1.2.2 Antonyms
      • 1.1.2.3 Translations
  • 1.2 Etymology 2
    • 1.2.1 Pronunciation
    • 1.2.2 Noun
      • 1.2.2.1 Usage notes
    • 1.2.3 Adjective
      • 1.2.3.1 Derived terms
    • 1.2.4 Verb
• 2 German
  • 2.1 Adjective
• 3 Serbo-Croatian
  • 3.1 Pronunciation
  • 3.2 Noun
    • 3.2.1 Declension

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭn-vă'lĭd, IPA: /ɪnˈvæ.lɪd/, SAMPA: /In"v{.lId/

• Audio (US)

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Adjective

invalid (comparative more invalid, superlative most invalid)

1. Not valid; not true, correct, acceptable or appropriate.

Synonyms

• nonvalid

Antonyms

• valid

Translations

Etymology 2

From Latin invalidus (“infirm, weak”) from in- (“not”) + validus (“strong”)

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭn'və-lĭd, IPA: /ˈɪn.və.lɪd/, SAMPA: /"In.v@.lId/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

invalid (plural invalids)

1. One who is confined to home or bed because of illness, disability or injury
2. Any person with a disability.

Usage notes

• The sense of a person confined to home or bed is considered politically incorrect by some.

Adjective

invalid (not comparable)

1. Intended for use by an invalid.

Derived terms

• invalid carriage

Verb

invalid (third-person singular simple present invalids, present participle invaliding, simple past and past participle invalided)

1. (UK) To exempt from duty because of injury or ill health.

   He was invalided home after the car crash.

German

Adjective

invalid (not comparable)

1. invalid (confined to home or bed because of illness or disability)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /inʋǎliːd/
• Hyphenation: in‧va‧lid

Noun

invàlīd m. (Cyrillic spelling инва̀лӣд)

1. invalid

Declension

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See Also:

• Invalid
• Invalid Registry
• Invalidation
• Marriage Ceremony Is Invalid