VocabauraVOCABAURA

infidelity

noun

Simple meaning

Unfaithfulness in a marriage or an intimate relationship: practice or instance of having a sexual or romantic affair with someone other than one's spouse.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

ihnfihdehlihtee

Say the bold part a little louder.

US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ɪnfɪˈdɛlɪti

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.

Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. Unfaithfulness in a marriage or an intimate (sexual or romantic) relationship: practice or instance of having a sexual or romantic affair with someone other than one's spouse, without the consent of the spouse.

  2. Unfaithfulness in some other moral obligation.

Share your sentence

Write your own example sentence using “infidelity”. We review each one before it appears.

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Antonyms

Sense: unfaithfulness in a marriage or an intimate (sexual

Use This Word

See how this word sounds in a real sentence.

Ask Vocabaura

Understand the word your way.

What Does It Mean Here?

Words can change meaning depending on context.

Use it yourself

Keep learning “infidelity” by choosing the kind of practice you need next.

Want to type words like this one without looking at the keyboard? Each typing round draws from words you've learned, saved or need to review. Follow the free Learn to Type lessons and type your own vocabulary with confidence.

Dictionary data from Wiktionary via the Free Dictionary API. Simple meanings, combinations and word intelligence are built from verified reference data, no AI is used to load this page.