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legitimate vs valid

valid vs legitimate

legitimate and valid both are adjectives.

legitimate is a verb but valid is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
legitimate No Yes Yes No
valid No Yes No No
legitimate (adjective) valid (adjective)
of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles still legally acceptable
authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
based on known statements or events or conditions
legitimate (verb) valid (verb)
make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)
show or affirm to be just and legitimate
make legal
Difference between legitimate and valid

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