loyalty

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US /ˈlɔɪəlti/ See IPA manual

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Sounds like royalty /l/ vs /r/

Freq #3653

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1

noun
The quality of staying faithful and giving steady support to someone or something.

He showed great loyalty to his local football club after several bad seasons.
2

noun
A strong feeling of support or duty toward a person, group, or cause.

Her loyalty to her old friends never faded over the years.

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1 noun · the quality of staying... faithfulness fealty

2 noun · a strong feeling of support... allegiance commitment

More faith trueness

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disloyalty

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Forms loyalties

Derived forms semiloyaltyunloyalty

Related forms allegiance fealty fidelity

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

loialte Middle English

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# loyalty

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈlɔɪəlti/
**Frequency rank:** 3653

## Meanings
1. The quality of staying faithful and giving steady support to someone or something.
2. A strong feeling of support or duty toward a person, group, or cause.

## Examples
- He showed great loyalty to his local football club after several bad seasons.
- Her loyalty to her old friends never faded over the years.

## Synonyms
- faith
- trueness

## Antonyms
- disloyalty

## Derived Forms
- semiloyalty
- unloyalty

## Related Forms
- allegiance
- fealty
- fidelity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: loialte
- Affix: -ty - state

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

## AI Etymology
Loyalty comes from Middle English loialte, borrowed from Old French loialte, loiauté (Modern loyauté) from loial + -té, equivalent to loyal + -ty. In present-day English its meanings include the quality of staying faithful and giving steady support to someone or something and a strong feeling of support or duty toward a person, group, or cause. The historical chain runs through loialte (Middle English) and loialte (Old French). Related and derived forms include allegiance, fealty, fidelity, and semiloyalty.

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