fidelity
Americannoun
plural
fidelities-
strict observance of promises, duties, etc..
a servant's fidelity.
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fidelity to one's country.
- Antonyms:
- disloyalty
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conjugal faithfulness.
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adherence to fact or detail.
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accuracy; exactness.
The speech was transcribed with great fidelity.
- Synonyms:
- rigor, faithfulness, precision
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Audio, Video. the degree of accuracy with which sound or images are recorded or reproduced.
noun
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devotion to duties, obligations, etc; faithfulness
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loyalty or devotion, as to a person or cause
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faithfulness to one's spouse, lover, etc
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adherence to truth; accuracy in reporting detail
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electronics the degree to which the output of a system, such as an amplifier or radio, accurately reproduces the characteristics of the input signal See also high fidelity
Related Words
See loyalty.
Other Word Forms
- nonfidelity noun
- unfidelity noun
Etymology
Origin of fidelity
First recorded in 1500–10; late Middle English fidelite (from Middle French ), from Latin fidēlitās, equivalent to fidēli- (stem of fidēlis “loyal,” equivalent to fidē(s) faith + -lis adjective suffix) + -tās -ty 2
Example Sentences
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Her take is a maelstrom of splendid beauty and doomed love, colliding at a feverish pace that makes the fidelity to Brontë’s book moot.
From Salon
As an impoverished and ailing Mozart struggles to complete his “Requiem” before his death at the age of 35, Salieri is torn between his fidelity to music and his loyalty to his own career.
From Los Angeles Times
“We see balanced risk/reward given premium valuation while it has lagged peers in revenue growth and scaling/fidelity rate metrics,” Sankar wrote.
From MarketWatch
"It's an intimate space, dedicated to fidelity and love," she explained.
From Barron's
The researchers also used fidelity measurements to evaluate performance, confirming reliable switching behavior along with high purity of each mode.
From Science Daily
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