<~ reasons>— va·lid·i·ty noun
— val·id·ly adverb
Synonyms
analytic, coherent, good, logical, rational, reasonable, sensible, sober, sound—more at LOGICAL
good, hard, informed, just, levelheaded, logical, reasoned, solid, well-founded—more at GOOD
val·i·date verb -dat·ed; -dat·ing 1 : to make legally valid
2 : to confirm the validity of
3 : to corroborate or support on a sound basis or authority : VERIFY
Synonyms
[2] demonstrate, document, establish, prove, substantiate—more at PROVE
[3] bear out, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, verify, vindicate—more at CONFIRM
val·i·da·tion noun : the act or an instance of validating
Synonyms
attestation, confirmation, corroboration, documentation, evidence, proof, substantiation, testament, testimony, witness—more at PROOF
va·lise noun [ORIGIN: F]
: SUITCASE
val·ley noun, plural valleys : a long depression between ranges of hills or mountains
Synonyms
dale, hollow; also canyon, dell, depression, dingle, glen, ravine; basin, bowl
val·or noun [ORIGIN: ME valour, worth, worthiness, bravery, fr. AF, fr. ML valor, fr. L valēre to be strong]
: personal bravery
Synonyms
bravery, courage, daring, fearlessness, gallantry, guts, hardihood, heart, heroism, nerve, stoutness—more at COURAGE
val·or·ous adjective : possessing or exhibiting valor
Synonyms
brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, heroic, intrepid, lionhearted, manful, stalwart, stout, undaunted, valiant—more at BRAVE
val·o·ri·za·tion noun : the support of commodity prices by any of various forms of government subsidy
— val·o·rize verb
val·our chiefly British variant of VALOR
1valuable adjective 1 : having money value
2 : having great money value
3 : of great use or service
Synonyms
costly, dear, expensive, high, precious—more at COSTLY
2valuable noun : a usu. personal possession of considerable value val·u·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : to place a value on : APPRAISE
— val·u·a·tor noun
val·u·a·tion noun 1 : the act or process of valuing; especially : appraisal of property
2 : the estimated or determined market value of a thing
Synonyms
appraisal, assessment, estimate, estimation, evaluation, reckoning—more at ESTIMATE
1value noun 1 : a fair return or equivalent in money, goods, or services for something exchanged
2 : the monetary worth of a thing; also : relative worth, utility, or importance 3 : an assigned or computed numerical quantity 4 : relative lightness or darkness of a color : LUMINOSITY
5 : the relative length of a tone or note
6 : something (as a principle or ideal) intrinsically valuable or desirable Synonyms
distinction, excellence, merit, virtue—more at EXCELLENCE
account, merit, valuation, worth—more at WORTH
2value verb val·ued; valu·ing 1 : to estimate the monetary worth of : APPRAISE
2 : to rate in usefulness, importance, or general worth
3 : to consider or rate highly : PRIZE
— val·u·er noun
Synonyms
[1] appraise,