fidelity
noun
Simple meaning
Loyalty to one's spouse or partner, including abstention from cheating or extramarital affairs.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
fəˈdɛləti
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Definition
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noun
Loyalty to one's spouse or partner, including abstention from cheating or extramarital affairs.
Accuracy, or exact correspondence to some given quality or fact.
Faithfulness to one's moral or civic duties.
Accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal
The degree to which a system accurately reproduces an input.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Loyalty to one's spouse or partner, including abstention from cheating or extramarital affairs.
Used this way, fidelity is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It turns up most in relationships and ethics or values contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Loyal and dependable
- Usage feel
- Precise and approving
Where it naturally appears
- Relationships
- Ethics/values
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More ways to use fidelity
- “He swore fidelity to his country and its principles.”
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Compound terms
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The reproduction of sound with little or no distortion.
Equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity.
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Antonyms
Sense: loyalty to one's spouse or partner
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