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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfidélité
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fee-day-lee-tay
"Sa fidélité envers ses amis est inébranlable."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being faithful; loyalty or devotion.
"Her faithfulness to her friends was evident in her unwavering support during tough times." - 2
The state of being true to one's promises or commitments.
"The faithfulness of the dog to its owner is often cited as an example of loyalty."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'faithfulness' originates from the Middle English 'feithfulnesse', derived from the Old English 'fæth' meaning 'faith' combined with the suffix '-ness' indicating a state or quality. The term has evolved to encompass not only loyalty and fidelity but also the quality of being true to one's word or commitments.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Faithfulness" is said worldwide
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fidélité
Transliteration: fee-day-lee-tay
"Sa fidélité envers ses amis est inébranlable."
Treue
Transliteration: troi-eh
"Seine Treue zu seinen Freunden ist bewundernswert."
fedeltà
Transliteration: feh-del-tah
"La sua fedeltà ai suoi amici è ammirevole."
fidelidad
Transliteration: fee-deh-lee-dad
"Su fidelidad a sus amigos es admirable."
fidelidade
Transliteration: fee-deh-lee-dah-jee
"A fidelidade dela aos amigos é notável."
वफादारी
Transliteration: vafaadaari
"उसकी वफादारी उसके दोस्तों के प्रति अद्वितीय है।"
忠诚
Transliteration: zhōngchéng
"她对朋友的忠诚是值得赞赏的。"
충성
Transliteration: chungseong
"그녀의 친구에 대한 충성은 칭찬받을 만하다."
忠実
Transliteration: chūjitsu
"彼女の友人に対する忠実さは称賛に値する。"
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