faithfulness

faith·ful  (fthfl)

adj.

1. Adhering firmly and devotedly, as to a person, cause, or idea; loyal.

2. Engaging in sex only with one's spouse or only with one's partner in a sexual relationship.

3. Having or full of faith.

4. Worthy of trust or belief; reliable.

5. Consistent with truth or actuality: a faithful reproduction of the portrait.

pl.n.

1. The practicing members of a religious faith, especially of Christianity or Islam: a pilgrimage to Mecca made by the faithful.

2. The steadfast adherents of a faith or cause: a meeting of the party faithful.

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faithful·ly adv.

faithful·ness n.

Synonyms: faithful, loyal, true, constant, fast¹, steadfast, staunch¹
These adjectives mean adhering firmly and devotedly to someone or something that elicits or demands one's fidelity. Faithful and loyal both suggest undeviating attachment, though loyal applies more often to political allegiance: a faithful employee; a loyal citizen.
True implies steadiness, sincerity, and reliability: "I would be true, for there are those who trust me" (Howard Arnold Walter).
Constant stresses uniformity and invariability: "But I am constant as the northern star" (Shakespeare).
Fast suggests loyalty that is not easily deflected: fast friends.
Steadfast strongly implies fixed, unswerving loyalty: a steadfast ally.
Staunch even more strongly suggests unshakable attachment or allegiance: "He lived and died a staunch loyalist" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

faithfulness - the quality of being faithful fidelity quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare constancy - faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity) dedication - complete and wholehearted fidelity loyalty, trueness - the quality of being loyal infidelity, unfaithfulness - the quality of being unfaithful

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faithfulness

noun loyalty, devotion, fidelity, constancy, dependability, trustworthiness, fealty, adherence She and her husband valued faithfulness as the cornerstone of their marriage.

Translations

faithfulness [ˈfeɪθfʊlnɪs] N → fidelidad f

faithfulness

n

(= loyalty) → Treue f → (to zu)

(= accuracy, of translation) → Genauigkeit f; (of reproduction) → Originaltreue f

faithfulness [ˈfeɪθfʊlnɪs] n faithfulness (to) → fedeltà (a)

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faithfulness [ˈfeɪθfʊlnɪs] n faithfulness (to) → fedeltà (a)