faithfulness
Americannoun
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lasting loyalty and trustworthiness in relationships, especially marriage and friendship.
A wedding ring is a symbol of unending love and faithfulness to each other.
I remember the faithfulness of so many friends and family who sent me emails, visited me, and stood with me during my ordeal.
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the fact or quality of being true to one’s word or commitments, as to what one has pledged to do, professes to believe, etc..
In the Bible, the psalmist David reports God's faithfulness in keeping promises.
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the fact or quality of being dedicated and steadfast in performing one’s duty, working for a cause, etc..
We lawyers have an ethical obligation to represent our clients with diligence, faithfulness, and competence.
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the quality of adhering to fact, a standard, or an original; accuracy.
Professional translators often focus on the faithfulness of a translation to the original, with too little attention to the naturalness or comprehensibility of the translated version.
Other Word Forms
- overfaithfulness noun
Etymology
Origin of faithfulness
Example Sentences
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Because real leadership isn’t measured by proximity to power, but by faithfulness to truth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
Christ is reputed to have said: “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2024
"It delivered a consistent improvement in faithfulness, which was confirmed by the medical doctors who checked our work."
From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024
You could call that faithfulness or fidelity, but in the context of “Shortcomings,” it also reads as an excess of timidity, a failure of nerve.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2023
She had stopped using the leash, convinced of her husband's faithfulness, and for the first time since her return she seemed to have a moment of ease.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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