loyalty
LOY-uhl-tee/ˈlɔɪəlti/
Pluralloyalties
- 1Being true and faithful to a person, group, or country.
Like a dog that always stays by its owner's side.
Her loyalty to her friends never wavered, even in hard times.
The soldiers showed great loyalty to their country during the war.
Similarallegiance, devotion, fidelity, commitment, dedication
Oppositedisloyalty, treachery, betrayal
- 2The quality of being faithful and true to someone or something.
Like glue that keeps two things firmly stuck together.
Years of loyalty earned her the team's complete trust.
Their loyalty to one another held the group together through every setback.
Similarfaithfulness, fidelity, devotion, steadfastness, constancy
Oppositedisloyalty, betrayal, treachery
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Origin
It comes from Old French "loialte," made from "loial" (loyal).