Fidelity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fɪˈdɛl.ɪ.ti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fidelity is a noun meaning Faithfulness to one's moral or civic duties.
Meaning
Faithfulness to one's moral or civic duties.
More Meanings
- Loyalty to one's spouse or partner, including abstention from cheating or extramarital affairs.
- Accuracy, or exact correspondence to some given quality or fact.
- The degree to which a system accurately reproduces an input.
- (archaic) Faithfulness to God and one's religion.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: faith
the fidelity of the civil servants
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.
Word Forms
- fidelities
Synonyms for fidelity
Depending on context, synonyms include allegiance, faith, faithfulness.
Antonyms for fidelity
Common opposites include infidelity, irreligion, nullifidianism, unfaithfulness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include faithfulness, faithful, loyalty, allegiance, trusty, integrity.
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