English → Latin
“validity” in Latin
firmitāsfirmness, durability, strength; constancy, stability, endurance, firmnessgravitāsweight, heaviness; gravity, seriousness; severity, harshnessauctōritāscredibility, prestige, reputation, importance; influence, weight, personal weight; power, ability, authority
The English word validity itself goes back to Latin valeō, through validitas.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
validity
firmitas: gravitas (of arguments): auctoritas. Usually by circumlocution with adjective or verb; e.g., to give validity to a law, efficere ut lex valeat. To give validity to anything, aliquid ratum facere or ratum esse jubere: to destroy the validity of anything, aliquid irritum esse jubere (Cic.; e.g., testamentum).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for validity?
- The usual Latin words for “validity” are firmitās, gravitās, auctōritās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.