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un·faith·ful
(ŭn-fāth′fəl)adj.
1.
a. Not adhering to promises, obligations, or allegiances; disloyal. See Synonyms at faithless.
b. Breaking trust in a marriage or relationship by having sexual relations with someone other than one's spouse or sexual partner.
2. Not justly representing or reflecting the facts or a primary source; inaccurate: an account that was unfaithful to what really happened; a translation that was unfaithful to the original.
un·faith′ful·ly adv.
un·faith′ful·ness n.
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unfaithful
(ʌnˈfeɪθfʊl)adj
1. not true to a promise, vow, etc
2. not true to a wife, husband, lover, etc, esp in having sexual intercourse with someone else
3. inaccurate; inexact; unreliable; untrustworthy: unfaithful copy.
4. obsolete not having religious faith; infidel
5. obsolete not upright; dishonest
unˈfaithfully adv
unˈfaithfulness n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
un•faith•ful
(ʌnˈfeɪθ fəl)adj.
1. not faithful; false to duty, obligation, or promises; disloyal.
2. not sexually faithful to a spouse or lover.
3. not accurate or reliable; inexact: an unfaithful translation.
[1350–1400]
un•faith′ful•ly, adv.
un•faith′ful•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | unfaithful - not true to duty or obligation or promises; "an unfaithful lover" inconstant - likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable; "inconstant affections"; "an inconstant lover"; "swear not by...the inconstant moon"- Shakespeare untrustworthy, untrusty - not worthy of trust or belief; "an untrustworthy person" faithful - steadfast in affection or allegiance; "years of faithful service"; "faithful employees"; "we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor" |
2. | unfaithful - having sexual relations with someone other than your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend; "her husband was unfaithful" faithful - not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend; "he remained faithful to his wife" | |
3. | unfaithful - 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" | |
4. | unfaithful - not trustworthy; "an unfaithful reproduction" inaccurate - not exact; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate" |
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unfaithful
adjective
1. faithless, untrue, two-timing (informal), adulterous, fickle, inconstant, unchaste She was frequently left alone by her unfaithful husband.
faithless faithful, constant
faithless faithful, constant
2. disloyal, false, treacherous, deceitful, faithless, perfidious, traitorous, treasonable, false-hearted, recreant (archaic) They denounced him as unfaithful to the traditions of the Society.
disloyal true, loyal, faithful, steadfast
disloyal true, loyal, faithful, steadfast
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
unfaithful
adjectiveNot true to duty or obligation:
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Translations
خَائِنغَيْر مُخْلِص، خائِن
nevěrný
utro
uskoton
nevjeran
ótrúr
不貞な
부정한
neuzticīgsnodevīgs
nezvest
otrogen
ไม่ซื่อสัตย์
sadakatsizaldatan
không chung thủy
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unfaithful
adj
wife, husband, lover → untreu; friend, servant → treulos; to be unfaithful to somebody → jdm untreu sein
(= inaccurate) translation, description → ungenau; the translator was unfaithful to the original poem → der Übersetzer verfälschte das Gedicht
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unfaithful
(anˈfeiθful) adjective not loyal and true.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
unfaithful
→ خَائِن nevěrný utro untreu άπιστος infiel uskoton infidèle nevjeran infedele 不貞な 부정한 ontrouw utro niewierny infiel неверный otrogen ไม่ซื่อสัตย์ sadakatsiz không chung thủy 不诚实的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009