faithfulness

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faithfulness

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

noun faithfulnesses

  1. countable, uncountable Constancy of support, alliance, and respect. Near-synonym: devotion

    Similar: allegiance, loyalty, fidelity, devotion · Opposite: faithlessness, disloyalty, infidelity

  2. countable, uncountable Constancy of belief. His faithfulness kept him going through the darkest times.

    Similar: fidelity · Opposite: faithlessness, infidelity

  3. countable, uncountable Consistency; exactness in copying or following. faithfulness to the original

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Closest in meaning: fidelity, loyalty, allegiance, integrity, faith, reliability, sincerity, honesty, truthfulness, compliance, fairness, accuracy, dedication, devotion, steadfastness, retention

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noun the state of being faithful

Españolfidelidad, lealtad
Portuguêslealdade, fidelidade
Françaisfidélité
DeutschTreue, Ergebenheit, Genauigkeit, Werktreue
Italianofedeltà
Ελληνικάπίστη písti, αφοσίωση afosíosi, πιστότητα pistótita
Русскийве́рность vérnostʹ, пре́данность prédannostʹ
العربيةالإِيمَان al-ʔīmān

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@misc{faithfulness_2026,
  title = {faithfulness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/faithfulness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}