Faithfulness

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being faithful.; The state or act of keeping faith; constancy of support. countable, uncountable

    "Traditional Chinese philosophy teaches us that in dealing with friends, we should be loyal and faithful. In all of our relations with friendly nations, we have been strictly adhering to these principles of loyalty and faithfulness. Of course, we expect friends to do the same to us."

  2. 2
    the quality of being faithful wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being faithful.; Consistency; exactness in copying or following. countable, uncountable

    "faithfulness to the original"

Synonyms

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fidelityfidelityabandonaccuracyadherenceadoration

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"Dogs' faithfulness impresses us."

Etymology

From Middle English feithfulnesse, equivalent to faithful + -ness.

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