| NOUN | attribute | loyalty, trueness | the quality of being loyal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | The quality of being loyal. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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