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adjective
1.
not valid; without force or foundation; indefensible.
2.
deficient in substance or cogency; weak.
3.
void or without legal force, as a contract.
Related forms
in·val·id·ly, adverb
in·val·id·ness, noun
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Word Origin & History
invalid
1635, "not strong, infirm," also "of no legal force," from L. invalidus "not strong, infirm, weak, feeble," from in- "not" + validus "strong." Meaning "infirm from sickness, disease, or injury" is from 1642. The noun is first recorded 1704, originally of disabled military men. Invalidate is from 1649.
EXPANDInvalides is short for Fr. Hôtel des Invalides, home for old and disabled soldiers in Paris.
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Medical Dictionary
invalid in·va·lid1 (ĭn'və-lĭd)
n.
One who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or disability. adj.
Incapacitated by illness or injury.
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