invalidity

¹

[ in-vuh-lid-i-tee ]

noun

1. lack of validity.

invalidity

²

[ in-vuh-lid-i-tee ]

noun

1. invalidism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of invalidity¹

From the Medieval Latin word invaliditās, dating back to 1540–50. See invalid ², -ity

Origin of invalidity²

First recorded in 1905–10; invalid ¹ + -ity

Example Sentences

The invalidity of this worldview should be evident in their backing of known "supergenius" Donald Trump.

From Salon

The first two basically ask whether Venezuelans support the country's claim over the Essequibo region based on the Venezuelan arguments - the alleged invalidity of the 1899 arbitral award and the validity of the 1966 Geneva Agreement.

From BBC

“It’s not just that they haven’t made a compelling case for constitutional invalidity in this application, they’ve made absolutely no case for it,” Begbie said.

From Washington Times

The appeals court upheld the decision to bar the invalidity arguments because Apple previously could have raised them in its petitions for Patent Office review of the patents.

From Reuters

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was correct when it ruled last year that the companies could not seek to invalidate Caltech's patents in court after Apple failed to raise its invalidity arguments at the U.S.

From Reuters

Related Words

• deficiency
• failing
• flaw
• fragility
• frailty
• gap
• instability
• lack
• lapse
• shortcoming
• vulnerability