Fidelity Meaning
/fɪˈdɛl.ɪ.ti/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounFaithfulness to one's moral or civic duties.
nounLoyalty to one's spouse or partner, including abstention from cheating or extramarital affairs.
Sentence Examples
Histories are more full of Examples of the Fidelity of dogs than of Friends.
It's not the fidelity that bothers him.
Take this ring as a token of my love and fidelity.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The soldier showed unwavering ____ to his country, refusing to betray any secrets.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
High ____ audio equipment aims to reproduce sound as accurately as possible for the best listening experience.
Word Origin & History
15th century, from Middle English [Term?], from Middle French fidélité, from Latin fidēlitās, from fidēlis (“faithful”), from fidēs (“faith, loyalty”) (English faith), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰidʰ-, zero-grade of *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”) (English bide). Doublet of fealty.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"By placing them closer to the source, we can reduce the number of messages in the system and this in turn is likely to improve the fidelity of the system."
— 2003, Proceedings of the Twenty-ninth International Conference on Very Large Databases, Berlin, Germany, 9-12 September, 2003, page 58:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The soldier showed unwavering ____ to his country, refusing to betray any secrets.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
High ____ audio equipment aims to reproduce sound as accurately as possible for the best listening experience.