fidelity

Noun

Meaning

Faithfulness; adherence to right; careful and exact observance of duty, or discharge of obligations.

Adherence to a person or party to which one is bound; loyalty.

Adherence to the marriage contract.

Adherence to truth; veracity; honesty.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

faithfulness loyalty integrity honesty faith duty accuracy precision commitment reliability allegiance attachment devotion authenticity adherence
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Antonyms

infidelity amour business fornication cant erratum
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Hypernyms

quality accuracy truth

Hyponyms

loyalty dedication constancy trueness

Related terms

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Phrases with the word

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Examples

Fidelity to conscience is inconsistent with retiring modesty. If it be so, let the modesty succumb. It can be only a false modesty which can be thus endangered. Harriet Martineau

There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of mere Man. Edgar Allan Poe

Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. Helen Keller

Fidelity is a noble virtue, yet justice is nobler still. American Proverb

Fidelity in a king, promise in men. Myanmar Proverb

Bones and flesh of the martyrs lie buried in earth, but their revolutionary spirit and single-hearted fidelity remain alive. African Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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