loyal
Use Loyal in a sentence
əl adjective
1.
faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state: a loyal subject.
2.
faithful to one's oath, commitments, or obligations: to be loyal to a vow.
3.
faithful to any leader, party, or cause, or to any person or thing conceived as deserving fidelity: a loyal friend.
4.
characterized by or showing faithfulness to commitments, vows, allegiance, obligations, etc.: loyal conduct.
Related forms
loy·al·ly, adverb
loy·al·ness, noun
non·loy·al, adjective
non·loy·al·ly, adverb
o·ver·loy·al, adjective
o·ver·loy·al·ly, adverb
qua·si-loy·al, adjective
qua·si-loy·al·ly, adverb
su·per·loy·al, adjective
su·per·loy·al·ly, adverb
un·loy·al, adjective
un·loy·al·ly, adverb
Antonyms
1. faithless, treacherous.
1. faithless, treacherous.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | having or showing continuing allegiance |
| 2. | faithful to one's country, government, etc |
| 3. | of or expressing loyalty |
| [C16: from Old French loial, leial, from Latin lēgālis | |
| 'loyally | |
| —adv | |
| 'loyalness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
loyal
1530s, in reference to subjects of sovereigns or governments, from Fr. loyal, from O.Fr. loial, from L. legalem, from lex "law." In a general sense (of dogs, lovers, etc.), from c.1600.
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Example sentences
Horses have been our faithful servants, our tireless comrades, and our loyal friends.
We were comrades for better or worse from the day she put her hand in mine, and never was there a more loyal and faithful one.
The observer could then confirm entanglement by checking to see that the photon was loyal to its partner.
The news probably isn't too surprising to loyal fans, however.
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