NOUN | attribute | loyalty, trueness | the quality of being loyal |
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feeling | loyalty | feelings of allegiance | |
act | loyalty, commitment, allegiance, dedication | the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action |
Sounds | loy'ahltiy | |
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Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... |
Meaning | The quality of being loyal. | |
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Synonym | trueness | |
Attributes | disloyal | deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle |
loyal | steadfast in allegiance or duty | |
Narrower | allegiance, fealty | The loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) |
patriotism, nationalism | love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it | |
regionalism | loyalty to the interests of a particular region | |
steadfastness, staunchness | loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty | |
Broader | fidelity, faithfulness | The quality of being faithful |
Opposite | disloyalty | The quality of being disloyal |
Spanish | lealtad | |
Catalan | lleialtat |
Meaning | Feelings of allegiance. | |
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Broader | love | A strong positive emotion of regard and affection |
Spanish | lealtad | |
Catalan | lleialtat |
Meaning | The act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action. | |
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Example | "they felt no loyalty to a losing team" | |
Synonyms | commitment, allegiance, dedication | |
Narrower | 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) | |
devotion | commitment to some purpose | |
enlistment | The act of enlisting (as in a military service) | |
faith | loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person | |
Broader | cooperation | joint operation or action |
Spanish | compromiso, entrega | |
Catalan | compromís, entrega |
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