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loyal

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 IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (loial, supplement)

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truthful

English

Etymology

From truth +? -ful.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: tr??th?fl, IPA(key): /?t?u??.f(?)l/

Adjective

truthful (comparative more truthful, superlative most truthful)

  1. Honest, and always telling the truth.
  2. Accurately depicting what is real.

Antonyms

  • untruthful

Derived terms

  • truthfully
  • truthfulness
  • untruthful

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