English Dictionary
Definition of “faithful”
faithful (ˈfeɪθfʊl
)
Definitions
adjective
- having faith; remaining true, constant, or loyal
- maintaining sexual loyalty to one's lover or spouse
- consistently reliable ⇒
a faithful worker
- reliable or truthful ⇒
a faithful source
- accurate in detail ⇒
a faithful translation
Alternative Forms
ˈfaithfully adverb ˈfaithfulness noun
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry
=
loyal,
true,
committed,
constant,
attached,
devoted,
dedicated,
reliable,
staunch,
truthful,
dependable,
trusty,
steadfast,
unwavering,
true-blue,
immovable,
unswerving,
Translations
- British English:
faithful
If you are faithful to a person, organization, or idea, you remain firm in your support for them.The government stayed faithful to its peace plan.ˈfeɪθfʊl ADJECTIVE The government stayed faithful to its peace plan.
- Spanish:
fiel
adj
- French:
fidèle
adj
- German:
treu
adj
- Chinese: 忠实的 adj
- Arabic: مُخْلِص adj
- Portuguese: fiel adj
- Russian: верный adj верная
- Croatian: vjeran adj vjerna
- Czech: věrný adj
- Danish: trofast adj
- Dutch: loyaal adj
- Finnish: uskollinen adj
- Greek: πιστός adj πιστή
- Italian: fedele adj
- Japanese: 忠実な no_posp
- Korean: 성실한 adj
- Norwegian: lojal adj
- Polish: wierny adj wierna
- Brazilian Portuguese: fiel adj
- European Spanish:
fiel
adj
- Swedish: trogen adj troget
- Thai: เชื่อถือได้ adj
- Turkish: sadık adj
- Vietnamese: trung thành adj
Usage examples
The child followed Adrina like a faithful shadow, afraid to let her out of his sight.
Jennifer Fallon, TREASON KEEP (2001)Keeping up with these updates is an unattractive prospect, for all but the most faithful.
Spiked (2003)In the event, about 500 members of the party faithful turned out to set the election machine in motion.
Irish Times (2002)Nearly everything is a faithful reproduction of the items that stood in these rooms more than 300 years ago.
Glasgow Herald (2002)Ancient Egyptian physicians treated sore eyes with the urine of a faithful wife.
Jim Leavesley, George Biro, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)
