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faithfulness

faithfulness

14 2.0
The state of being loyal and true to someone, like a friend or pet
  • noun
  • /ˈfeɪθfəlnəs/
translation icon : fidelidad
  • The dog's faithfulness to its owner was remarkable, staying by his side through thick and thin.
  • God's faithfulness
  • representational faithfulness
  • ideology of faithfulness

It's a really special part in the film to see the power of prayer and the faithfulness of people praying for you when you don't even know it.

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Examples

  • And will you promise faithfulness in all love and honor and all duty and service to live with her according to the bonds of marriage?

  • Yet Abraham, for his part, is called to imitate the faithfulness of God.

    Academic text (1998)
  • To prove my faithfulness to you

  • I mean, at a very bare minimum, what is faithfulness in marriage?

  • We try to rationalize what faithfulness is.

  • We had heard others tell of this man's faithfulness in serving God over the years.

    Blog text (2)
  • To keep these promissory relationships is to live in faithfulness to God and one's neighbor.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The only thing that's important is your story, this relationship and God's faithfulness.

  • A lifetime of faithfulness despite many urgent temptations.

  • Many Christians believe that the Bible teaches faithfulness in marriage and celibacy outside of marriage.

    Blog text (18)

Synonyms

loyalty
vsfaithfulness
503 1.3

Strong and lasting support for a person, group, or idea

includes that support plus emphasised truthfulness and dependability
allegiance
vsfaithfulness
155 5.6

Strong support for a group, person, or country

is wider, applying to personal trust and reliability beyond groups
faith
vsfaithfulness
118 1.8

Loyalty to a person or cause that you keep despite problems

emphasises truthful constancy and reliability rather than only trust
devotion
vsfaithfulness
62 3.2

Strong love and loyalty to someone or something

is broader, covering steady truthfulness and dependability beyond emotion
fidelity
vsfaithfulness
35 4.9

Loyalty to a person, promise, or duty

is broader, including steady trust and general reliability
fealty
vsfaithfulness
  • Archaic
8 9.9

Loyalty and duty given to a ruler or country in a formal ceremony

is the everyday quality of being true and reliably supportive
steadfastness
vsfaithfulness
4 5.9

Loyalty that stays strong in hard times

covers steady trust but also includes general warmth and truthfulness
constancy
vsfaithfulness
4 5.3

A steady loyalty to someone or something over time

adds active reliability and being true in actions not just endurance
trueness
vsfaithfulness
6.6

Being loyal to people or a cause

stresses both reliability and emotional attachment rather than only truth
staunchness
vsfaithfulness
7.5

Firm loyalty and support that continues in hard times

is similar but also implies personal reliability and truth in bonds
committedness
vsfaithfulness
6.5

Being willing to work hard and stay loyal to a person, job, or cause

adds the idea of being consistently true and dependable over time
devotedness
vsfaithfulness
7.2

A strong, loving loyalty and care for someone or something

is more general, adding reliable truth and steadiness beyond emotion

Antonyms

13 4.1

Not supporting a person, group, or cause who trusts you

Not being dependable or able to be trusted

Not being loyal to a partner, for example having a secret romantic or sexual relationship

How Faithful

devotion
39 3.9
faithfulness
14 2.0
loyalty
503 1.3

Surface Forms

faithfulness singular

Morphology

faithfulness = faithful (transparent) = faith + ful + ness

The noun is formed by adding the productive nominalizing suffix '-ness' to the familiar adjective 'faithful'.

Etymology

Faithfulness comes from the simple word faith, which means 'trust' or 'belief', plus the ending -ness that turns a word into a 'state' or 'quality'. So, faithfulness is the quality of being loyal and true to someone or something.