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Meaning of 'faithful' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Faithful [ a.]
- Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God.
- Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties, or other engagements.
- True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person to whom one is bound by a vow, be ties of love, gratitude, or honor, as to a husband, a prince, a friend; firm in the observance of duty; loyal; of true fidelity; as, a faithful husband or servant.
- Worthy of confidence and belief; conformable to truth ot fact; exact; accurate; as, a faithful narrative or representation.

Meaning of 'faithful' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . faithful [ a]
Meaning (1):
- steadfast in affection or allegiance
Example in sentence:
  • faithful employees;
  • we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor;
  • years of faithful service
Meaning (2):
- not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend
Example in sentence:
  • he remained faithful to his wife
3 . faithful [ s]
Meaning (3):
- marked by fidelity to an original
Example in sentence:
  • a close translation;
  • a faithful copy of the portrait;
  • a faithful rendering of the observed facts

Nearby Words:

faience fail failance failed failing faille failure fain faineant faint

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