Fidelity is loyalty to a person, organization, or set of beliefs.
[formal]
I had to promise fidelity to the Queen. [+ to]
Synonyms: loyalty, faith, integrity, devotion More Synonyms of fidelity
2. uncountable noun
Fidelity to a sexual partner is not having a sexual relationship with anyone else.
Wanting fidelity implies you're thinking about a major relationship.
3. uncountable noun [with poss]
The fidelity of something such as a report or translation is the degree to which it is accurate.
[formal]
...the fidelity of these early documents. [+ of]
Synonyms: accuracy, precision, correspondence, closeness More Synonyms of fidelity
fidelity in British English
(fɪˈdɛlɪtɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-ties
1.
devotion to duties, obligations, etc; faithfulness
2.
loyalty or devotion, as to a person or cause
3.
faithfulness to one's spouse, lover, etc
4.
adherence to truth; accuracy in reporting detail
5. electronics
the degree to which the output of a system, such as an amplifier or radio, accurately reproduces the characteristics of the input signal
See also high fidelity
Word origin
C15: from Latin fidēlitās, from fidēlis faithful, from fidēs faith, loyalty
fidelity in American English
(fəˈdɛləti; faɪˈdɛləti)
nounWord forms: pluralfiˈdelities
1.
faithful devotion to duty or to one's obligations or vows; loyalty; faithfulness
2.
accuracy of a description, translation, etc. or of the reproduction of sound, an image, etc.
SIMILAR WORDS: alˈlegiance
Word origin
ME fidelite < OFr < L fidelitas < fidelis, faithful, trusty < fides, faith
Examples of 'fidelity' in a sentence
fidelity
Tell your husband it is fidelity or divorce.
The Sun (2016)
Speech is captured with similar high fidelity.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His wife tried to repair the damage by proclaiming her belief in conventional marital fidelity.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Typically, they address marital fidelity but not nuclear weapons or human rights.
Christianity Today (2000)
The captaincy of England cannot be directly dependent on marital fidelity.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
For some, there was the agony of uncertainty about marital fidelity at home.
Davey, Ray Rev. & Cole, John A Channel of Peace (1993)
You tell us that you prize love, fidelity and commitment.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But one of the oldest stories out there is that beauty is no guarantee of a husband 's fidelity.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Ideally, you should feel confident of your husband 's fidelity.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Some have credited the increases to music fans who prefer the high fidelity of vinyl, compared with listening to music through their computer speakers or headphones.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Quotations
Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friendsAlexander Pope
In other languages
fidelity
British English: fidelity NOUN
Fidelity is loyalty to a person, organization, or set of beliefs.
People have failed to act in fidelity to their vows.