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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

ungültig

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈʊnˌɡʏltɪç

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Invalid/ɪnˈvæl.ɪd/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Dieses Ticket ist ungültig."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not valid; not legally or officially acceptable.

    "His passport was declared invalid because it had expired."
  2. 2

    Based on a logical error; unsound.

    "Her argument was found to be invalid upon closer examination."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'invalidus', composed of the negative prefix 'in-' meaning 'not' and 'validus' meaning 'strong' or 'valid'. It entered Middle English in the 15th century initially relating to physical weakness, eventually shifting during the 17th century to denote legal or logical nullity.

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