Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being loyal; fidelity.

    brand loyalty

    Treue, Loyalität

    ве́рностьvérnostʹ, лоя́льностьlojálʹnostʹ, пре́данностьprédannostʹ

    ві́рністьvírnistʹ, лоя́льністьlojálʹnistʹ, ві́дданістьvíddanistʹ

    the quality of being loyal

  2. (countable, uncountable)Faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation.

    He showed loyalty to his local football club after successive relegations.

    Treue, Loyalität

    ве́рностьvérnostʹ, лоя́льностьlojálʹnostʹ

Examples

98 sentences
  1. Can I count on your loyalty?

    Я можу розраховувати на твою лояльність?

    ruМогу ли я рассчитывать на вашу верность?

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  2. Tom's loyalty was never in doubt.

    Лояльність Тома ніколи не піддавалася сумніву.

    deToms Loyalität stand nie in Frage.

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  3. I question your loyalty.

    Я сумніваюся у вашій лояльності.

    ruЯ сомневаюсь в твоей преданности.

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  4. It wasn't a question of loyalty.

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  5. I pledged my loyalty to Tom.

    ruЯ поклялся Тому в верности.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the state of being loyal; fidelity:
Русский
By meaning 1
the state of being loyal; fidelity:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the state of being loyal; fidelity:

Origin

From Middle English loialte, borrowed from Old French loialte, loiauté (Modern loyauté) fr

From Middle English loialte, borrowed from Old French loialte, loiauté (Modern loyauté) from loial + -té, equivalent to loyal + -ty.

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Forms

plural: loyalties

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

11 related words

See also

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