loyalty

loy·al·ty  (loil-t)

n. pl. loy·al·ties

1. The state or quality of being loyal. See Synonyms at fidelity.

2. A feeling or attitude of devoted attachment and affection. Often used in the plural: My loyalties lie with my family.

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loyalty [ˈlɔɪəltɪ]

n pl -ties

1. the state or quality of being loyal

2. (often plural) a feeling of allegiance

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	loyalty - the quality of being loyal           trueness faithfulness, fidelity - the quality of being faithful staunchness, steadfastness - loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty fealty, allegiance - the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) nationalism, patriotism - love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high" regionalism - loyalty to the interests of a particular region disloyalty - the quality of being disloyal
	2.	loyalty - feelings of allegiance love - a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
	3.	loyalty - the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team" allegiance, commitment, dedication communalism - loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole consecration - a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); "his consecration to study" cooperation - joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission" devotion - commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science" enlistment - the act of enlisting (as in a military service) faith - loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"

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loyalty

noun faithfulness, commitment, devotion, allegiance, reliability, fidelity, homage, patriotism, obedience, constancy, dependability, trustworthiness, steadfastness, troth (archaic), fealty, staunchness, trueness, trustiness, true-heartedness I have sworn an oath of loyalty to the monarchy.

Quotations
"No man can serve two masters" Bible: St. Matthew

Translations

loyalty [ˈlɔɪəltɪ]

A. N

1. (= quality) (to leader, government) → lealtad f (to a) (to beliefs, principles) → fidelidad f (to a)

2. (often pl) (= feeling) he has divided loyalties → tiene un conflicto de lealtades
she is a woman of fierce loyalties → es una mujer muy leal

B. CPD loyalty card N (Brit) (Comm) tarjeta que reparten los hipermercados a sus clientes, mediante la que se acumulan puntos u otras ventajas

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loyalty [ˈlɔɪəlti] n

(= fidelity) → loyauté f, fidélité f
to swear an oath of loyalty to sb/sth → jurer fidélité a qn/qch
I have sworn an oath of loyalty to the monarchy → J'ai juré fidélité à la monarchie.
sb's loyalty to sb → la loyauté de qn envers qn, la fidélité de qn à qn
out of loyalty to sb → par loyauté envers qn, par fidélité envers qn

(= allegiance) to have divided loyalties → être tiraillé(e) entre deux camps
to have strong loyalties to sb → être dévoué(e) à qn
loyalty card n → carte f de fidélité

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loyalty

n

→ Treue f; conflicting loyalties → nicht zu vereinbarende Treuepflichten; torn between loyalty to X and loyalty to Y → hin- und hergerissen in der Treue zu X und der zu Y

(non-emotional) → Loyalität f; his changing political loyalties → seine wechselnden politischen Bekenntnisse

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loyalty [ˈlɔɪ/əltɪ] n → lealtà f inv, fedeltà f inv

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loyalty [ˈlɔɪ/əltɪ] n → lealtà f inv, fedeltà f inv

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loyalty → إخلاص loajalita loyalitet Loyalität αφοσίωση lealtad uskollisuus loyauté lojalnost fedeltà 忠誠 충성 loyaliteit lojalitet lojalność lealdade лояльность lojalitet ความจงรักภักดี sadakat lòng trung thành 忠诚