fidelity

«fidelity» in Mova's school dictionary: being faithful and loyal to a person, a promise or a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (fidelity, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Fidelity is being faithful and loyal to a person, a promise or a belief, especially to a husband or wife. tree →

2) Fidelity is how exactly something copies or follows the original: high-fidelity sound, fidelity to the book. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in church weddings and ethics (promises of fidelity), stories of loyal dogs and knights, and about music and films (hi-fi, a film's fidelity to the novel).

examples

• The couple promised fidelity to each other at their wedding. tree →
• The dog's fidelity to its master was famous. tree →
• Christians believe God shows fidelity to his people. tree →
• The film shows great fidelity to the book. tree →
• Hi-fi is short for high fidelity. tree →
• Fidelity to your word matters to a good friend. tree →
• At once the old recollections rushed into his mind, and he thought of the tiger to test his fidelity. tree →

note

Uncountable. Opposite: infidelity (unfaithfulness, often in marriage). Related: faithful. The dog name «Fido» comes from the same Latin root (faithful).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fidelity» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.