infidelity
Unfaithfulness in a marriage or an intimate relationship: practice or instance of…Unfaithfulness in a marriage or an intimate (sexual or romantic) relationship: practice or instance of having a sexual or romantic affair with someone other than one's spouse, without the consent of the spouse.
» She's warning me about his infidelity.
Sie warnt mich vor seiner Untreue.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Unfaithfulness in a marriage or an intimate (sexual or romantic) relationship: practice or instance of having a sexual or romantic affair with someone other than one's spouse, without the consent of the spouse.
(countable, uncountable)Unfaithfulness in some other moral obligation.
Untreue
неве́рностьnevérnostʹ
неві́рністьnevírnistʹ
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Lack of religious belief.
безве́риеbezvérije, безбо́жиеbezbóžije, неве́риеnevérije
- the quality of being unfaithful
Examples
68 sentencesShe's warning me about his infidelity.
deSie warnt mich vor seiner Untreue.
Sami's infidelity was his other secret.
Yanni was open about his infidelity.
Yanni was involved in emotional infidelity.
Ziri was involved in emotional infidelity.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English infidelite, from Middle French infidelité (modern French infidélité) aFrom Middle English infidelite, from Middle French infidelité (modern French infidélité) and its etymon Latin īnfidēlitās. Equivalent to infidel + -ity.
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Forms
plural: infidelities| Singular | infidelity |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- the quality of being unfaithful:unfaithfulness
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable