different between unfailing vs loyal
unfailing
English
Etymology
un- +? failing
Adjective
unfailing (comparative more unfailing, superlative most unfailing)
- inexhaustible
- changeless
- infallible
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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)
- Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
- Firm in allegiance to a person or institution.
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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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