fidelityn.

Brit.

/fᵻˈdɛlᵻti/, U.S.

/fᵻˈdɛlədi/

Forms: Middle English–1500s fydelite, fydelitie, fidelitye, fidelyte, fidelytie, 1500s–1600s fidelitie, (1500s fidelite), 1500s– fidelity.

Etymology: < French fidélité, < Latin fidēlitāt-em, < fidēlis faithful, < fidēs faith.

a. The quality of being faithful; faithfulness, loyalty, unswerving allegiance to a person, party, bond, etc. Const. to, towards.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [noun]

truthOE

trotha1225

trueness?c1225

fayc1300

hold13..

lewtyc1330

faithfulnessc1400

perseverance?a1439

adherence1449

familiarityc1450

fidelity1509

devotiona1530

adherency1579

reality1616

rightness1625

lealty1861

lealness1882

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. clxvi Amonge these wasters is no fydelyte.

1520 Chron. Eng. iii. f. 25/1 They kepte fydelyte to the Romayns.

1553 Queen Jane Grey in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. App. ii. 4 Our special trust is in your..fidelities in this matter.

1659 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. Psalms cv. 520 Gods mercies..and fidelities to his people.

1684 Bp. G. Burnet tr. T. More Utopia 163 They serve those that hire them..with..great Fidelity.

1791 J. Bentham Panopt. in Wks. (1843) IV. 225 Fidelity to engagements is a virtue.

1839 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VI. 279 The conduct of Arsames raised Alexander's suspicions of his fidelity.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. viii. 90 A strict, stanch fidelity to the expedition.

†b. to make fidelity: to take an oath of fealty.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > promise, vow, or pledge [verb (intransitive)] > make promise or vow of particular type

to abjure the realm?a1475

to make fidelitya1513

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxxxviii. f. clx^v That..kynges of Scotlonde shuld make theyr homage and fydelyte vnto the Kynges of Englonde.

1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem (1774) 79 Ane other fidelitie..sall be..made be the woman, and her heires, in the samine forme and words as homage should be made.

1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem (1774) Table 80 He quha maries ane widow, sould make fidelity to the heire of hir first husband.

c. Conjugal faithfulness.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > [noun] > conjugal virtues or character > conjugal fidelity

fidelity1694

society > morality > virtue > purity > chastity > [noun] > conjugal fidelity

trueshipa1225

fidelity1694

1694 Bp. J. Robinson Acct. Sueden vii. 70 Some of them are accounted more eminent for Chastity before Marriage, than Fidelity after.

1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan III. 227 If we are not barren, our fidelity is proved.

†d. Word of honour, oath, pledge; also to give fidelity, to break one's fidelity. by my fidelity: upon my word. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > pledge or assurance

wordOE

costOE

earnest1221

fayc1300

certainty1303

wager1306

plighta1325

pledge1371

assurancec1386

undertaking?a1400

faithc1405

surementc1410

to make affiancec1425

earnest pennya1438

warrant1460

trow1515

fidelity1531

stipulation1552

warranty1555

pawn1573

arrha1574

avouchment1574

assumption1590

word of honour1598

avouch1603

assecurance1616

preassurance1635

tower-stamp1642

parole of honour1648

spondence1657

honour1659

1531 in W. H. Turner Select. Rec. Oxf. (1880) 105 The benche dyd examen the foresayd [persons] uppon theyre fydelities.

1574 J. Whitgift Def. Aunswere to Admon. iii. 137 None is admitted to anye degree..but the same is first presented..to the Uniuersitie, by some one..who giueth his fidelitie for them.

1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 165 Pharao..was punished for breaking his fidelitie.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iv. ii. 141 By my fidelity this is not well.

e. Ecology. The degree of association of a species with a plant community.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > balance of nature > relationships of organisms > [noun] > other interrelationships

syntrophy1897

satellitism1898

phoresy1911

fidelity1932

syntrophism1946

phoresis1951

amensalism1952

1932 G. D. Fuller & H. S. Conard tr. J. Braun-Blanquet Plant Sociol. iv. 52 The more or less rigid ties by which the species are bound to certain communities—their fidelity.

1955 Jrnl. Ecol. 43 232 Species which are of high fidelity regionally become less faithful in other regions and other different climatic conditions.

1967 M. E. Hale Biol. Lichens iv. 61 A large group of lichens..have high fidelity for limestone and other basic substrates.

2. Strict conformity to truth or fact.

Thesaurus »

†a. Of persons: Honesty, truthfulness, trustworthiness, veracity (obsolete).

b. Of a description, translation, etc.: Correspondence with the original; exactness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [noun] > reality

truth1395

realty1440

reality1545

veriness1574

realness1612

fidelity1708

authenticity1839

intuitiveness1841

1534 T. More Treat. Passion in Wks. 1344/2 Ought we to doubte of his fidelitie and testimony?

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. xix. 29 The principall thing required in a witnesse is fidelitie.

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ ii. vi. §1 How then can the fidelity of a Prophet be discovered by the event?

1708 A. Pope Corr. 19 Jan. (1956) I. 36 Be very free of your remarks..in regard..to the fidelity of the Translation.

1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation xxi. 252 He trusting to their Fidelities, set them down as he received them.

1850 R. W. Emerson Shakspeare in Representative Men v. 202 The only critics who have expressed our convictions with any adequate fidelity.

1872 C. Darwin Expression Emotions Man & Animals Introd. 26 By this means [photography on wood] almost complete fidelity is ensured.

c. The degree to which a sound or picture reproduced or transmitted by any device resembles the original; esp. in high fidelity adj. and n. Cf. hi-fi adj. and n., lo-fi adj. and n.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > [noun] > accuracy of reproduction

fidelity1878

1878 G. B. Prescott Speaking Telephone i. 12 The apparatus..reproduces the original vibrations with perfect fidelity.

1897 G. Marconi Brit. Patent 12,039/1896 6 The space cannot..be excessively shortened without injuring the fidelity of the transmission.

1918 H. Seymour Reprod. Sound 269 I introduced baked carbon sheet for the purpose, with remarkable results as to strength and fidelity of tone.

1923 Sci. Amer. July 67/2 For..radio programs..you will..have an extremely sensitive sound converter..which is of an entirely different order of fidelity from that..of [other] microphonic devices.

1931 Electronics Oct. 137/1 We find that the same word—Fidelity—can be used both in connection with the excellence of sound reproduction and picture reproduction.

1935 Discovery Sept. 278/1 Fidelity of both picture and sound reproduction is good.

1958 Economist 26 July 270 The German industry also put its first complete fidelity recorder on to its domestic market in that year [sc. 1948].

3. fidelity insurance n. insurance taken out by an employer to indemnify him against losses incurred through the dishonesty or non-performance of an employee. So fidelity bond, fidelity guarantee, such a bond or contract.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [noun] > other types of insurance

reassurance1702

reinsurance1705

fire insurance1721

marine insurance1787

credit insurance1818

self-insurance1829

guarantee fund1848

industrial assurance1850

industrial insurance1853

fidelity guarantee1880

title insurance1882

open cover1884

rain check1884

co-insurance1889

franchise1895

health insurance1901

casualty insurance1902

travel insurance1912

fidelity insurance1930

medigap1966

fidelity bond1970

1880 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 161/2 Fidelity Guarantee. The guarantee of employers against the fraud or insolvency of their servants.

1930 Economist 26 Apr. 942/1 Its activities are confined to the transaction of fidelity guarantee insurance.

1970 Daily Tel. 28 Sept. 3 The insurance companies..will investigate the staff, checking with previous employers and so on. If their character is good they are given what is known as a fidelity bond.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fidelity
释义	fidelityn. Brit. /fᵻˈdɛlᵻti/, U.S. /fᵻˈdɛlədi/ Forms: Middle English–1500s fydelite, fydelitie, fidelitye, fidelyte, fidelytie, 1500s–1600s fidelitie, (1500s fidelite), 1500s– fidelity. Etymology: < French fidélité, < Latin fidēlitāt-em, < fidēlis faithful, < fidēs faith. 1. a. The quality of being faithful; faithfulness, loyalty, unswerving allegiance to a person, party, bond, etc. Const. to, towards. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [noun] truthOE trotha1225 trueness?c1225 fayc1300 hold13.. lewtyc1330 faithfulnessc1400 perseverance?a1439 adherence1449 familiarityc1450 fidelity1509 devotiona1530 adherency1579 reality1616 rightness1625 lealty1861 lealness1882 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. clxvi Amonge these wasters is no fydelyte. 1520 Chron. Eng. iii. f. 25/1 They kepte fydelyte to the Romayns. 1553 Queen Jane Grey in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. App. ii. 4 Our special trust is in your..fidelities in this matter. 1659 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. Psalms cv. 520 Gods mercies..and fidelities to his people. 1684 Bp. G. Burnet tr. T. More Utopia 163 They serve those that hire them..with..great Fidelity. 1791 J. Bentham Panopt. in Wks. (1843) IV. 225 Fidelity to engagements is a virtue. 1839 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VI. 279 The conduct of Arsames raised Alexander's suspicions of his fidelity. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. viii. 90 A strict, stanch fidelity to the expedition. †b. to make fidelity: to take an oath of fealty. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > promise, vow, or pledge [verb (intransitive)] > make promise or vow of particular type to abjure the realm?a1475 to make fidelitya1513 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxxxviii. f. clx^v That..kynges of Scotlonde shuld make theyr homage and fydelyte vnto the Kynges of Englonde. 1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem (1774) 79 Ane other fidelitie..sall be..made be the woman, and her heires, in the samine forme and words as homage should be made. 1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem (1774) Table 80 He quha maries ane widow, sould make fidelity to the heire of hir first husband. c. Conjugal faithfulness. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > [noun] > conjugal virtues or character > conjugal fidelity fidelity1694 society > morality > virtue > purity > chastity > [noun] > conjugal fidelity trueshipa1225 fidelity1694 1694 Bp. J. Robinson Acct. Sueden vii. 70 Some of them are accounted more eminent for Chastity before Marriage, than Fidelity after. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan III. 227 If we are not barren, our fidelity is proved. †d. Word of honour, oath, pledge; also to give fidelity, to break one's fidelity. by my fidelity: upon my word. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > pledge or assurance wordOE costOE earnest1221 fayc1300 certainty1303 wager1306 plighta1325 pledge1371 assurancec1386 undertaking?a1400 faithc1405 surementc1410 to make affiancec1425 earnest pennya1438 warrant1460 trow1515 fidelity1531 stipulation1552 warranty1555 pawn1573 arrha1574 avouchment1574 assumption1590 word of honour1598 avouch1603 assecurance1616 preassurance1635 tower-stamp1642 parole of honour1648 spondence1657 honour1659 1531 in W. H. Turner Select. Rec. Oxf. (1880) 105 The benche dyd examen the foresayd [persons] uppon theyre fydelities. 1574 J. Whitgift Def. Aunswere to Admon. iii. 137 None is admitted to anye degree..but the same is first presented..to the Uniuersitie, by some one..who giueth his fidelitie for them. 1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 165 Pharao..was punished for breaking his fidelitie. a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iv. ii. 141 By my fidelity this is not well. View more context for this quotation e. Ecology. The degree of association of a species with a plant community. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > balance of nature > relationships of organisms > [noun] > other interrelationships syntrophy1897 satellitism1898 phoresy1911 fidelity1932 syntrophism1946 phoresis1951 amensalism1952 1932 G. D. Fuller & H. S. Conard tr. J. Braun-Blanquet Plant Sociol. iv. 52 The more or less rigid ties by which the species are bound to certain communities—their fidelity. 1955 Jrnl. Ecol. 43 232 Species which are of high fidelity regionally become less faithful in other regions and other different climatic conditions. 1967 M. E. Hale Biol. Lichens iv. 61 A large group of lichens..have high fidelity for limestone and other basic substrates. 2. Strict conformity to truth or fact. Thesaurus » †a. Of persons: Honesty, truthfulness, trustworthiness, veracity (obsolete). b. Of a description, translation, etc.: Correspondence with the original; exactness. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [noun] > reality truth1395 realty1440 reality1545 veriness1574 realness1612 fidelity1708 authenticity1839 intuitiveness1841 1534 T. More Treat. Passion in Wks. 1344/2 Ought we to doubte of his fidelitie and testimony? 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. xix. 29 The principall thing required in a witnesse is fidelitie. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ ii. vi. §1 How then can the fidelity of a Prophet be discovered by the event? 1708 A. Pope Corr. 19 Jan. (1956) I. 36 Be very free of your remarks..in regard..to the fidelity of the Translation. 1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation xxi. 252 He trusting to their Fidelities, set them down as he received them. 1850 R. W. Emerson Shakspeare in Representative Men v. 202 The only critics who have expressed our convictions with any adequate fidelity. 1872 C. Darwin Expression Emotions Man & Animals Introd. 26 By this means [photography on wood] almost complete fidelity is ensured. c. The degree to which a sound or picture reproduced or transmitted by any device resembles the original; esp. in high fidelity adj. and n. Cf. hi-fi adj. and n., lo-fi adj. and n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > [noun] > accuracy of reproduction fidelity1878 1878 G. B. Prescott Speaking Telephone i. 12 The apparatus..reproduces the original vibrations with perfect fidelity. 1897 G. Marconi Brit. Patent 12,039/1896 6 The space cannot..be excessively shortened without injuring the fidelity of the transmission. 1918 H. Seymour Reprod. Sound 269 I introduced baked carbon sheet for the purpose, with remarkable results as to strength and fidelity of tone. 1923 Sci. Amer. July 67/2 For..radio programs..you will..have an extremely sensitive sound converter..which is of an entirely different order of fidelity from that..of [other] microphonic devices. 1931 Electronics Oct. 137/1 We find that the same word—Fidelity—can be used both in connection with the excellence of sound reproduction and picture reproduction. 1935 Discovery Sept. 278/1 Fidelity of both picture and sound reproduction is good. 1958 Economist 26 July 270 The German industry also put its first complete fidelity recorder on to its domestic market in that year [sc. 1948]. 3. fidelity insurance n. insurance taken out by an employer to indemnify him against losses incurred through the dishonesty or non-performance of an employee. So fidelity bond, fidelity guarantee, such a bond or contract. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [noun] > other types of insurance reassurance1702 reinsurance1705 fire insurance1721 marine insurance1787 credit insurance1818 self-insurance1829 guarantee fund1848 industrial assurance1850 industrial insurance1853 fidelity guarantee1880 title insurance1882 open cover1884 rain check1884 co-insurance1889 franchise1895 health insurance1901 casualty insurance1902 travel insurance1912 fidelity insurance1930 medigap1966 fidelity bond1970 1880 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 161/2 Fidelity Guarantee. The guarantee of employers against the fraud or insolvency of their servants. 1930 Economist 26 Apr. 942/1 Its activities are confined to the transaction of fidelity guarantee insurance. 1970 Daily Tel. 28 Sept. 3 The insurance companies..will investigate the staff, checking with previous employers and so on. If their character is good they are given what is known as a fidelity bond. 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