English noun: loyalty | |||
1. | loyalty (attribute) the quality of being loyal | ||
Synonyms | trueness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | faithfulness, fidelity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | allegiance, fealty, nationalism, patriotism, regionalism, staunchness, steadfastness | ||
Attribute | disloyal, loyal | ||
Antonyms | disloyalty | ||
2. | loyalty (feeling) feelings of allegiance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | love | ||
3. | loyalty (act) the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action | ||
Samples | His long commitment to public service. They felt no loyalty to a losing team. | ||
Synonyms | allegiance, commitment, dedication | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cooperation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | communalism, consecration, devotion, enlistment, faith | ||