the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The quality or state of being valid.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The character of being valid; validity.
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n. the quality of having legal force or effectiveness
Word Usage
"Negatively, lucidity was the perception of the want of truth and validness in notions long current, the perception that they are no longer possible, that their time is finished, and they can serve us no more."