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1. | Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak. | |
2. | (Law) Having no force, effect, or efficacy; void; null; | |
n. | 1. | A person who is weak and infirm; one who is disabled for active service; especially, one in chronic ill health who is unable to care for himself. |
a. | 1. | Not well; feeble; infirm; sickly; |
v. t. | 1. | To make or render invalid or infirm. |
2. | To classify or enroll as an invalid. |
Noun | 1. | invalid - someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury Synonyms: shut-in |
Verb | 1. | invalid - force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen |
2. | invalid - injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident" | |
Adj. | 1. | invalid - having no cogency or legal force; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license" Antonyms: valid - well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"; "a valid license" |
2. | invalid - no longer valid; "the license is invalid" |
INVALID. In a physical sense, it is that which is wanting force; in a figurative sense, it signifies that which has no effect.
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