Word: validity
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: va
lid
i
ty
Definition: A quality of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure reflects the underlying construct, that is, whether it measures what it purports to measure (see reliability).
Morphemes:
Affix: valid
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: valeō
Language: la
Decoded: valeo
Meaning: I am strong, I am healthy, I am worth
Affix: -idus
Language: la
Decoded: -idus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: tending to
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"