unfaithful
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un·faith·ful
(ŭn-fāth′fəl)adj.
1.
a. Not adhering to promises, obligations, or allegiances; disloyal. See Synonyms at faithless.
b. Breaking trust in a marriage or relationship by having sexual relations with someone other than one's spouse or sexual partner.
2. Not justly representing or reflecting the facts or a primary source; inaccurate: an account that was unfaithful to what really happened; a translation that was unfaithful to the original.
un·faith′ful·ly adv.
un·faith′ful·ness n.
unfaithful
(ʌnˈfeɪθfʊl)adj
1. not true to a promise, vow, etc
2. not true to a wife, husband, lover, etc, esp in having sexual intercourse with someone else
3. inaccurate; inexact; unreliable; untrustworthy: unfaithful copy.
4. obsolete not having religious faith; infidel
5. obsolete not upright; dishonest
unˈfaithfully adv
unˈfaithfulness n
un•faith•ful
(ʌnˈfeɪθ fəl)adj.
1. not faithful; false to duty, obligation, or promises; disloyal.
2. not sexually faithful to a spouse or lover.
3. not accurate or reliable; inexact: an unfaithful translation.
[1350–1400]
un•faith′ful•ly, adv.
un•faith′ful•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() inconstant - likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable; "inconstant affections"; "an inconstant lover"; "swear not by...the inconstant moon"- Shakespeare untrustworthy, untrusty - not worthy of trust or belief; "an untrustworthy person" faithful - steadfast in affection or allegiance; "years of faithful service"; "faithful employees"; "we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor" |
2. | ![]() faithful - not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend; "he remained faithful to his wife" | |
3. | unfaithful - having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor; "the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous insurrectionist" disloyal - deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle; "disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers" | |
4. | ![]() inaccurate - not exact; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate" |
unfaithful
adjective
1. faithless, untrue, two-timing (informal), adulterous, fickle, inconstant, unchaste She was frequently left alone by her unfaithful husband.
faithless faithful, constant
faithless faithful, constant
2. disloyal, false, treacherous, deceitful, faithless, perfidious, traitorous, treasonable, false-hearted, recreant (archaic) They denounced him as unfaithful to the traditions of the Society.
disloyal true, loyal, faithful, steadfast
disloyal true, loyal, faithful, steadfast
unfaithful
adjectiveNot true to duty or obligation:
Translations
خَائِنغَيْر مُخْلِص، خائِن
nevěrný
utro
uskoton
nevjeran
ótrúr
不貞な
부정한
neuzticīgsnodevīgs
nezvest
otrogen
ไม่ซื่อสัตย์
sadakatsizaldatan
không chung thủy
unfaithful
adj
wife, husband, lover → untreu; friend, servant → treulos; to be unfaithful to somebody → jdm untreu sein
(= inaccurate) translation, description → ungenau; the translator was unfaithful to the original poem → der Übersetzer verfälschte das Gedicht
unfaithful
(anˈfeiθful) adjective not loyal and true.