loyalty
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loyalty
- /ˈlɔɪəlti/
Where it comes from
From Middle English loialte, borrowed from Old French loialte, loiauté (Modern loyauté) from loial + -té, equivalent to loyal + -ty.
noun loyalties · lealty · loialty · loyaltie
- The state of being loyal; fidelity. brand loyalty
- Faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation. He showed loyalty to his local football club after successive relegations.
Similar: trueness, faith · Opposite: disloyalty
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: allegiance, dedication, commitment, faithfulness, faithful, fidelity, belief, trustworthiness, integrity, faith, reliability, sincerity, trust, honesty, truthfulness, compliance
noun
Similar: trueness, faith · Opposite: disloyalty
Translations
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noun the state of being loyal; fidelity
| Español | lealtad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 충실 chungsil, 충성 chungseong, 충성심 chungseongsim |
| 日本語 | 忠誠心 chūseishin, 忠誠 chūsei, 忠義 chūgi |
| 中文 | 忠誠 /忠诚 zhōngchéng, 忠心 zhōngxīn |
| हिन्दी | निष्ठा niṣṭhā, वफ़ा vafā |
| Português | lealdade |
| Français | loyauté |
| Deutsch | Treue, Loyalität |
| Italiano | lealtà, fedeltà |
| Română | loialitate |
| Русский | ве́рность vérnostʹ, лоя́льность lojálʹnostʹ, пре́данность prédannostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | lòng trung thành |
| العربية | وَفَاء wafāʔ, إِخْلَاص ʔiḵlāṣ |
| עברית | נֶאֱמָנוּת ne'emanút |
Talk about this word "loyalty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/loyalty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. loyalty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/loyalty "loyalty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/loyalty.Cite this
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title = {loyalty},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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