faithless
faithless · more faithless · most faithless
Lacking faith; lacking belief in somethingLacking faith; lacking belief in something.
» We grew faithless in our leadership, and eventually decided to take action on our own.
Meaning
6 sensesLacking faith; lacking belief in something.
Not believing in God, religion, or a comparable ideology.
Unfaithful (said of people, towards their partners)
Not observant of promises or covenants.
Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows
Serving to disappoint or deceive
More definitions
- having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor
Examples
1 sentencesWe grew faithless in our leadership, and eventually decided to take action on our own.
Origin
From Middle English feithles, equivalent to faith + -less.From Middle English feithles, equivalent to faith + -less.
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Forms
more faithless, most faithless| Comparative | more faithless Lesson |
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| Superlative | most faithless Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
51 synonymstreacherousC2falseA1reptilianC2perfidiousdisloyalbookydastardlydislealdouble-crossingdouble-dealingdouble-faceddouble-hearteddoubleheartedfalseheart
Close in meaning
- having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor:traitorousunfaithfultreasonabletreasonous
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedfaithlessness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form