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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024loy•al•ty /ˈlɔɪəlti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - [uncountable] the state or condition of being loyal or faithful.
an instance of faithfulness:[countable]felt a loyalty to old friends. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024loy•al•ty (loi′əl tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - the state or quality of being loyal;
faithfulness to commitments or obligations. - faithful adherence to a sovereign, government, leader, cause, etc.
- an example or instance of faithfulness, adherence, or the like:a man with fierce loyalties.
- Middle French. See loyal, -ty2
- Middle English loialte 1350–1400
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fealty, devotion, constancy. Loyalty, allegiance, fidelity all imply a sense of duty or of devoted attachment to something or someone. Loyalty connotes sentiment and the feeling of devotion that one holds for one's country, creed, family, friends, etc. Allegiance applies particularly to a citizen's duty to his or her country, or, by extension, one's obligation to support a party, cause, leader, etc. Fidelity implies unwavering devotion and allegiance to a person, principle, etc.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged faithlessness.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: loyalty /ˈlɔɪəltɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- the state or quality of being loyal
- (often plural) a feeling of allegiance
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