different between enduring vs loyal

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?d????/, /?n?d???/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?dj?????/, /?n?dj?????/
• Rhymes: -?????
• Hyphenation: en?dur?ing

Adjective

enduring (comparative more enduring, superlative most enduring)

1. Long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state.

Synonyms

• diuturnal, prolonged; see also Thesaurus:lasting

Related terms

durativeendureperduring

Translations

Verb

enduring

1. present participle of endure

Noun

enduring (plural endurings)

1. endurance

Anagrams

• rudening, unringed

English

Alternative forms

• loyall (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French loyal, from Old French loial, leial, leal, from Latin l?g?lis. Doublet of legal and leal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l???l/
• Rhymes: -???l

Adjective

loyal (comparative loyaler or loyaller, superlative loyalest or loyallest)

1. Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
2. Firm in allegiance to a person or institution.
3. Faithful to a person or cause.

Antonyms

• disloyal
• fickle
• treacherous

Derived terms

• loyal toast
• loyally
• loyalist

Related terms

• loyalty

Translations

Anagrams

• Yolla, alloy, yallo

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French loyal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /løja?l/, [l??jæ??l]

Adjective

loyal

1. loyal

Inflection

Derived terms

• illoyal
• loyalitet

French

Etymology

From Old French loial (with various alternative forms: leial, leal, loyel) from Latin l?g?lis. Equivalent to loi +? -al. Doublet of légal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lwa.jal/
• Homophones: loyale, loyales

Adjective

loyal (feminine singular loyale, masculine plural loyaux, feminine plural loyales)

1. loyal

Related terms

• loi
• loyauté

References

Further reading

• “loyal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French loyal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo?ja?l/, /lo?a?ja?l/

Adjective

loyal (comparative loyaler, superlative am loyalsten)

1. loyal

Declension

Antonyms

• illoyal

Related terms

• Loyalist
• Loyalität

Further reading

• “loyal” in Duden online

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French loial.

Adjective

loyal m (feminine singular loyale, masculine plural loyaux, feminine plural loyales)

1. loyal

Descendants

• French: loyal

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (loial, supplement)