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faith·less
(fāth′lĭs)adj.
1.
a. Not true to duty or obligation; disloyal or unfaithful.
b. Breaking trust in a marriage or relationship by having sexual relations with someone other than one's spouse or sexual partner.
2. Having no religious faith.
faith′less·ly adv.
faith′less·ness n.
Synonyms: faithless, unfaithful, false, disloyal, traitorous, perfidious
These adjectives mean not true to duty or obligation. Faithless and unfaithful imply failure to adhere to promises, obligations, or allegiances: was faithless to her ideals; an unfaithful servant.
False emphasizes deceitfulness or duplicity: "To thine own self be true, / And it must follow, as the night the day, / Thou canst not then be false to any man" (Shakespeare).
One who is disloyal betrays an allegiance: disloyal staff members who exposed the senator's indiscretions.
Traitorous most commonly refers to disloyalty to a government or nation: a traitorous double agent.
Perfidious often connotes vile or contemptible behavior: "The propagandists also highlighted atrocities committed by enemy soldiers, in order to demonstrate the perfidious qualities of the enemy nation" (David A. Bell).
These adjectives mean not true to duty or obligation. Faithless and unfaithful imply failure to adhere to promises, obligations, or allegiances: was faithless to her ideals; an unfaithful servant.
False emphasizes deceitfulness or duplicity: "To thine own self be true, / And it must follow, as the night the day, / Thou canst not then be false to any man" (Shakespeare).
One who is disloyal betrays an allegiance: disloyal staff members who exposed the senator's indiscretions.
Traitorous most commonly refers to disloyalty to a government or nation: a traitorous double agent.
Perfidious often connotes vile or contemptible behavior: "The propagandists also highlighted atrocities committed by enemy soldiers, in order to demonstrate the perfidious qualities of the enemy nation" (David A. Bell).
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faithless
(ˈfeɪθlɪs)adj
1. unreliable or treacherous
2. dishonest or disloyal
3. having no faith or trust
4. lacking faith, esp religious faith
ˈfaithlessly adv
ˈfaithlessness n
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faith•less
(ˈfeɪθ lɪs)adj.
1. not adhering to allegiance, promises, vows, or duty.
2. not trustworthy; unreliable.
3. lacking trust or belief, esp. without religious faith.
[1250–1300]
faith′less•ly, adv.
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Adj. 1. faithless - having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor; "the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous insurrectionist"
disloyal - deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle; "disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers"
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faithless
adjective disloyal, unreliable, unfaithful, untrustworthy, doubting, false, untrue, treacherous, dishonest, fickle, perfidious, untruthful, traitorous, unbelieving, inconstant, false-hearted, recreant (archaic) She decided to divorce her increasingly faithless and unreliable husband.
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faithless
adjectiveNot true to duty or obligation:
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Translations
خائِن، غَير جَدير بالثِّقَه
nevěrný
illoyaltroløsutro
ótrúr; trúlaus
inançsızvefasız
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faith
(feiθ) noun1. trust or belief. She had faith in her ability. vertroue ثِقَه доверие fé důvěra das Vertrauen tillid; tiltro πίστη, εμπιστοσύνη confianza usk اعتقاد luottamus confiance אמון विश्वास vjera bizalom keyakinan trú; traust fiducia 信頼 믿음, 신뢰 (pasi)tikėjimas ticība; paļāvība keyakinan vertrouwen tillit, tro wiara كروهه، عقيده، ايمان، وفا: ويسا fé încredere вера dôvera zaupanje vera tro, tillit ความเชื่อ güven 信任 довір'я, довіра یقین ، بھروسا sự tin tưởng 信任
2. religious belief. Years of hardship had not caused him to lose his faith. geloof إيمـان вяра fé víra der Glaube tro; religion πίστη fe usk, usund ایمان usko foi אמונה धर्म vjera, pouzdanje hit iman (guðs)trú fede 信仰 교리(敎理) tikėjimas ticība iman geloof tro, religion wiara ايمان fé credinţă вера viera vera vera tro ศรัทธา inanç 信仰 віра, вірування دینی اعتماد đức tin 信仰
3. loyalty to one's promise. to keep/break faith with someone. getrouheid وَعْد، إخْلاص، ثِقَه удържам/нарушавам си думата promessa slovo das Versprechen troskab τήρηση υπόσχεσης palabra ustavus وفاداری؛ قول uskollisuus parole נאמן निष्ठा zadana rijec, odanost ígéret kepercayaan tryggð, trúnaður parola 誓約 서약 ištikimybė uzticība; solījums kepercayaan erewoord troskap słowność وفا promessa cuvânt обещание dodržanie slova obljuba vernost förtroende ความซื่อสัตย์ sözüne sadık kalma 信義 вірність ایفائے عہد lời hứa 信义
ˈfaithful adjective1. loyal and true; not changing. a faithful friend; faithful to his promise. getrou مُخْلِص، صادِق предан leal věrný, spolehlivý treu trofast πιστός, αφοσιωμένος fiel, leal ustav وفادار uskollinen fidèle נאמן निष्ठावान vjeran, odan hű(séges) setia tryggur, trúr fedele 忠実な 충실한 ištikimas uzticīgs; uzticams setia trouw trofast, tro, pålitelig wierny وفادار leal credincios верный verný zvest odan trogen, trofast จงรักภักดี sadık 忠實的 вірний; відданий قابل اعتبار trung thành; chung thuỷ 忠实的
2. true or exact. a faithful account of what had happened. geloofwaardig, getrou صادِق، دَقيق (досто)верен fiel věrný, přesný wahrheitsgetreu korrekt; nøjagtig πιστός, ακριβής fiel tõetruu صحیح؛ معتبر tarkka fidèle מדויק यथार्थ, ठीक-ठीक pouzdan, točan pontos tepat réttur, nákvæmur fedele 正確な 정확한 tikslus precīzs; pareizs tepat getrouw tro, nøyaktig, korrekt wierny صحیح fiel fidel точный presný zvest istinit korrekt, riktig อย่างเที่ยงตรง gerçek 詳實的 чесний, правдивий حقیقی روداد trung thực 正确的
ˈfaithfully adverb getrou, eerlik, opreg بإخْلاص، بِصِدْق вярно fielmente věrně treu pålideligt πιστά fielmente truult با ایمان؛ با خلوص نیت uskollisesti fidèlement בְּנֶאֱמָנוּת वफादार, विश्वासभाजन vjerno, tocno hűségesen; megbízhatóan dengan setia með tryggð; nákvæmlega fedelmente 忠実に 충실하게, 성실히 ištikimai, tiksliai uzticami; patiesi dengan setia getrouw trofast, nøyaktig wiernie په وفا دارۍ fielmente cu fidelitate верно; точно verne zvesto verno troget อย่างจงรักภักดี bağlılıkla 忠誠地 вірно; чесно وفادارانہ một cách trung thành 忠诚地
Yours faithfully a polite way of ending a formal (usually business) letter which starts with `Dear Sir` or `Dear Madam`. In American English `Sincerely yours` or `Truly yours` is used. die uwe المُخْلِص с почит Atenciosamente S úctou Váš Hochtachtungsvoll, Mit freundlichen Grüßen med venlig hilsen ειλικρινά δικός σας le saluda atentamente, atentamente lugupidamisega ارادتمند شما kunnioittavasti Je vous prie d'agréer, Messieur/Madame, l'expression de mes sentiment distingués שֶׁלך בְּנֶאֱמָנוּת पत्र के अंत में विनम्र रूप से नाम खिलना (fraza na kraju pisma) S poštovanjem kiváló tisztelettel hormat saya distinti saluti 敬具 편지의 끝맺음 말 pagarbiai, su pagarba Ar cieņu yang benar hoogachtend Med vennlig hilsen Z poważaniem ستاسو مخلص с совершенным почтением s pozdravom s spoštovanjem s poštovanjem Högaktningsfullt ขอแสดงความนับถือ Saygılarımla, Saygılarımı Sunarım (信尾用語)敬上,謹致 з пошаною آپ کا مخلص، آپ کا نیازمند kính thư (信尾用语)你的忠实的,谨致
ˈfaithfulness noun trou, getrouheid, gelowigheid إخْلاص، صِدْق вярност fidelidade věrnost die Treue trofasthed πίστη fidelidad truudus ایمان؛ وفاداری uskollisuus fidélité נאמנות ईमानदारी vjernost hűség, megbízhatóság kesetiaan tryggð; nákvæmni fedeltà 忠実 충실함 ištikimybė uzticība; lojalitāte kesetiaan getrouwheid trofasthet, nøyaktighet wierność په وفا دارۍ fidelidade fidelitate верность vernosť zvestoba lojalnost trohet, trofasthet ความซื่อสัตย์ bağlılık 誠實 вірність; надійність وفاکشی lòng trung thành 诚实
ˈfaithless adjective ontrou, onbetroubaar, ongelowig خائِن، غَير جَدير بالثِّقَه неверен infiel nevěrný treulos troløs; illoyal; utro άπιστος desleal ebausaldatav بی ایمان؛ عهد شکن uskoton déloyal לֹא נֶאֱמָן नास्तिक nevjeran, izdajnički hűtlen; hitetlen tidak setia ótrúr; trúlaus infedele 不実な 불성실한 neištikimas, nepatikimas neuzticīgs; neuzticams tidak setia ongelovig, trouweloos troløs, svikefull, upålitelig niewierny بې وفا، جفا كار infiel necredincios вероломный neverný nezvest nepouzdan trolös, svekfull ที่ไม่ซื่อสัตย์ inançsız, vefasız 不守信用的,不忠實的 зрадливий; ненадійний بے وفا xảo trá; lật lọng 不守信用的,不可靠的
ˈfaithlessness noun ontrou, onbetroubaarheid, ongelowigheid خِيانَه، عَدَم إخْلاص вероломство infidelidade nevěrnost die Treulosigkeit troløshed; illoyalitet; utroskab απιστία infidelidad ebausaldatavus بی ایمانی؛ عهد شکنی uskottomuus déloyauté חוֹסֶר אֵמוּנָה नास्तिकता, बेईमानी आदि nevjernost, nevjera hűtlenség; hitetlenség ketidaksetiaan ótryggð; trúleysi infedeltà 不実 불성실함 neištikimumas, nepatikimumas neuzticība tidak setianya trouweloosheid troløshet, svikefullhet niewierność جفاكارى، بې وفايى، بې ايمانى infidelidade necredinţă вероломство nevera nezvestoba nepouzdanost trolöshet ความไม่ซื่อสัตย์ vefasızlık 不守信用,不忠實 зневіра بے وفائی tính xảo trá; tính lật lọng 不守信用,不可靠
in (all) good faith sincerely. She made the offer in good faith. te goeder trou بإخْلاص، بِصِدْق добросъвестно de boa fé v dobré víře in gutem Glauben i god tro καλόπιστα, ειλικρινώς de buena fe heas usus با حسن نیت hyvässä uskossa en toute bonne foi בְתוֹם לֵב, בְּכַוָונָה טוֹבָה भरोसा करते हुए iskreno, u poštenoj namjeri jóhiszeműen dengan tulus í góðri trú; heiðarlega in buona fede 誠実に 성실하게 nuoširdžiai, be blogų kėslų taisnīgi; godprātīgi dengan tulus te goeder trouw i god tro w dobrej wierze په رښتوني توګه، په اخلاص de boa fé cu bună-credinţă честно s dobrým úmyslom v dobri veri iskreno i god tro, på heder och ära อย่างจริงใจ içtenlikle 真誠地 з найкращими намірами نیک نیتی سے có thiện ý 真诚地
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