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Dictionary: loy·al   (loi'əl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Steadfast in allegiance to one's homeland, government, or sovereign.
  2. Faithful to a person, ideal, custom, cause, or duty.
  3. Of, relating to, or marked by loyalty. See synonyms at faithful.

[French, from Old French leial, loial, from Latin lēgālis, legal, from lēx, lēg-, law.]

loyally loy'al·ly adv.

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adjective

    Adhering firmly and devotedly, as to a person, a cause, or a duty: allegiant, constant, faithful, fast, firm1, liege, staunch, steadfast, true. See continue/stop/pause, trust/distrust.

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Definition: faithful, dependable
Antonyms: disloyal, undependable, treacherous, unfaithful


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Faithful to ones family, duty, country or beliefs.

pronunciation Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. — Alfred Montapert.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - loyal, tro, trofast, kollegial

Nederlands (Dutch)
loyaal, getrouw, betrouwbaar

Français (French)
adj. - loyal, fidèle

Deutsch (German)
adj. - loyal, treu (ergeben)

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αφοσιωμένος, πιστός, νομιμόφρονας, ευπειθής, νομοταγής

Italiano (Italian)
leale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - leal

Русский (Russian)
верный, надежный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - leal, fiel

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lojal, solidarisk, trofast, pålitlig, (plikt)trogen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
忠诚的, 忠贞的, 忠实的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 忠誠的, 忠貞的, 忠實的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 충성스러운 , 성실한 , 성의 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 忠義な, 忠実な
n. - 忠臣, 愛国者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) موال للدوله, وفي, مخلص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נאמן, שומר אמונים‬


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