different between disobedient vs faithless

English

Etymology

From Old French desobedient; morphologically, from dis- +? obedient.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?s.??bi?.d??nt/

Adjective

disobedient (comparative more disobedient, superlative most disobedient)

1. Not obedient.

Derived terms

• disobediently

Related terms

• disobedience

Translations

Noun

disobedient (plural disobedients)

1. One who disobeys.
   • 1972, Social Theory and Practice (volume 2, page 493)

     Since civil disobedients act conscientiously, Cohen believes that “extra-long prison terms will not make better men of these disobedients, nor much deter others of similar conviction.”

English

Etymology

From Middle English feithles, equivalent to faith +? -less.

Adjective

faithless (comparative more faithless, superlative most faithless)

1. Lacking faith; lacking belief in something.
2. Not believing in God, religion, or a comparable ideology.
3. Unfaithful (said of people, towards their partners)
   • 1996, Frederick Ahl, Hanna Roisman, The Odyssey re-formed, p. 283:

     Menelaus, who fought to recover his faithless wife, has clearly rooted himself in Sparta for the remainder of his life […]

4. Not observant of promises or covenants.
5. Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows

   Synonyms: perfidious, treacherous, disloyal

6. Serving to disappoint or deceive

   Synonyms: delusive, unsatisfying

Derived terms

• faithless elector
• faithlessly
• faithlessness

Anagrams

• flashiest, stalefish