invalidity

in·va·lid ¹  (nv-ld)

n.

One who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or disability.

adj.

1. Incapacitated by illness or injury.

2. Of, relating to, or intended for invalids.

tr.v. in·va·lid·ed, in·va·lid·ing, in·va·lids

1. To incapacitate physically.

2. Chiefly British To release or exempt from duty because of ill health: "I was not quite sick enough to be invalided out, even though I was of no more use" (Mary Lee Settle).

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[From invalid (influenced by French invalide, sickly, infirm).]

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in·val·id ²  (n-vld)

adj.

1. Not legally or factually valid; null: an invalid license.

2. Falsely based or reasoned; faulty: an invalid argument.

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[Latin invalidus, weak : in-, not; see in-¹ + validus, strong (from valre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots).]

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inva·lidi·ty (-v-ld-t) n.

in·valid·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

invalidity - illogicality as a consequence of having a conclusion that does not follow from the premisses invalidness illogic, illogicality, illogicalness, inconsequence - invalid or incorrect reasoning fallaciousness - result of a fallacy or error in reasoning

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invalidity

noun falsity, fallacy, unsoundness, inconsistency, irrationality, illogicality, speciousness, sophism, fallaciousness He brushed aside claims about the invalidity of a means test.

Translations

invalidity [ˌɪnvəˈlɪdɪtɪ]

A. N

1. [of document, contract] → invalidez f, nulidad f

2. (= illness, disablement) → invalidez f

B. CPD invalidity benefit N (Brit) → prestación f por invalidez
invalidity pension N → pensión f de invalidez

invalidity [ˌɪnvəˈlɪdɪti] n

[action, procedure, document] → nullité f

(= state of being an invalid) → invalidité f invalidity benefit
invalidity benefit n → pension f d'invalidité, allocation f d'invalidité

invalidity

n

(esp Jur) → Ungültigkeit f; (of deduction, argument) → mangelnde Schlüssigkeit or Stichhaltigkeit; (of assumption) → Unzulässigkeit f

(= disability) → Körperbehinderung f, → Invalidität f