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   fidelity

   /fɪˈdɛlɪti/

   noun

   • 1. faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support: "he sought only the strictest fidelity to justice" Similar loyaltyallegianceobedienceconstancyfealtyhomagestaunchnessfastness
   • ▪ sexual faithfulness to a spouse or partner. Similar faithfulnessloyaltyconstancydevotednessdevotioncommitmentadherencetrue-heartednesstrustworthinesstrustinesshonestydependabilityreliabilitymonogamyarchaic:trothOpposite disloyaltyinfidelity
   • 2. the degree of exactness with which something is copied or reproduced: "the 1949 recording provides reasonable fidelity" Similar accuracyexactnessexactitudeprecisionprecisenesscorrectnessscrupulousnessstrictnessclosenessfaithfulnesscorrespondenceliteralnessconformityrealismverisimilitudeveracityauthenticitynaturalismOpposite inaccuracy

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French fidelite or Latin fidelitas, from fidelis ‘faithful’, from fides ‘faith’. Compare with fealty.

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