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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024faith•ful /ˈfeɪθfəl/USA pronunciation adj. - loyal in affection;
constant:faithful friends. - reliable, trusted, or believed:faithful assurances of help.
- loyal to one's partner by not having a sexual relationship with another.
- conscientious;
regular:a faithful worker.
n. - the faithful, [plural* used with a plural verb]
- the believers in a faith.
- the body of loyal members of any party or group:a banquet for the party faithful.
faith•ful•ly, adv. faith•ful•ness, n. [uncountable] faith•less, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024faith•ful (fāth′fəl),USA pronunciation adj. - strict or thorough in the performance of duty:a faithful worker.
- true to one's word, promises, vows, etc.
- steady in allegiance or affection;
loyal;
constant:faithful friends. - reliable, trusted, or believed.
- adhering or true to fact, a standard, or an original;
accurate:a faithful account; a faithful copy. - [Obs.]full of faith;
believing.
n. - the faithful:
- the believers, esp. members of a Christian church or adherents of Islam.
- the body of loyal members of any party or group.
- Middle English feithful. See faith, -ful 1250–1300
- 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged true, devoted, staunch.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Faithful, constant, loyal imply qualities of stability, dependability, and devotion. Faithful implies long-continued and steadfast fidelity to whatever one is bound to by a pledge, duty, or obligation:a faithful friend.Constant suggests firmness and steadfastness in attachment:a constant affection.Loyal implies unswerving allegiance to a person, organization, cause, or idea:loyal to one's associates, one's country.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged precise, exact.
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