validity

validity
noun
ADJECTIVE
great
equal

Don't you think that both views have equal validity?

doubtful, dubious, questionable
face

The theory has the face validity of being consistent with recent findings.

legal, scientific, statistical

The legal validity of the claims has been challenged.

VERB + VALIDITY
have
give sth, lend sth

His reputation lends a certain validity to the approach that it might not deserve.

assess, check, determine, establish, evaluate, investigate, test

to assess the scientific validity of new treatments

confirm, uphold

The judges upheld the validity of the previous judgement.

accept, acknowledge, recognize
demonstrate, prove, show
cast doubt on, challenge, deny, doubt, question, undermine
PREPOSITION
of … validity

The results are of doubtful validity.

validity for

the theory's validity for parent-child relationships


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