What does Fidelity mean?
Definitions for Fidelity
fɪˈdɛl ɪ ti, faɪ-fi·deli·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
fidelitynoun
accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal
fidelity, faithfulnessnoun
the quality of being faithful
Wiktionary
fidelitynoun
faithfulness to one's duties
fidelitynoun
accuracy, or exact correspondence to some given quality or fact
fidelitynoun
loyalty, especially to one's spouse
fidelitynoun
the degree to which a system accurately reproduces an input.
Etymology: 15th century, from fidélité from fidelitas, from fidelis, from fides (English faith), from bʰidʰ-, zero-grade of bʰeydʰ- (English bide).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Fidelitynoun
Etymology: fidelitas, Latin; fidelité, French.
The church, by her publick reading of the book of God, preached only as a witness; now the principal thing required in a witness is a fidelity. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 19.
They mistake credulity for fidelity. Clarke.
Wikipedia
Fidelity
Fidelity is the quality of faithfulness or loyalty. Its original meaning regarded duty in a broader sense than the related concept of fealty. Both derive from the Latin word fidēlis, meaning "faithful or loyal". In the City of London financial markets it has traditionally been used in the sense encompassed in the motto "My word is my bond".
Webster Dictionary
Fidelitynoun
faithfulness; adherence to right; careful and exact observance of duty, or discharge of obligations
Fidelitynoun
adherence to a person or party to which one is bound; loyalty
Fidelitynoun
adherence to the marriage contract
Fidelitynoun
adherence to truth; veracity; honesty
Wikidata
Fidelity
Fidelity is the quality of being faithful or loyal. Its original meaning regarded duty to a lord or a king, in a broader sense than the related concept of fealty. Both derive from the Latin word fidēlis, meaning "faithful or loyal". In modern human relationships, the term can refer to sexual monogamy. In western culture this often means adherence to marriage vows, or of promises of exclusivity or monogamy, and an absence of adultery. However, some people do not equate fidelity in personal relationships with sexual or emotional monogamy. Often, however, women in the works of Shakespeare are associated with it in a negative sense, such as "She is with little fidelity". For example, Bertram accuses Helena of having "little fidelity" in All's Well That Ends Well. Fidelity also denotes how accurate a copy is to its source. For example, a worn gramophone record will have a lower fidelity than one in good condition, and a recording made by a low budget record company in the early 20th century is likely to have significantly less audio fidelity than a good modern recording. In the 1950s, the terms "high fidelity" or "hi-fi" were popularized for equipment and recordings which exhibited more accurate sound reproduction. The converse term "lo-fi", doesn't necessarily mean "low fidelity", rather that the production ethic aims for "gritty authenticity" over perfect production. Similarly in electronics, fidelity refers to the correspondence of the output signal to the input signal, rather than sound quality.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Fidelity
fi-del′i-ti, n. faithful performance of duty: faithfulness to a husband or wife: honesty: firm adherence. [L. fidelitat-em—fidelis, faithful—fidĕre, to trust.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Fidelity in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Fidelity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Fidelity in a Sentence
Not only has she made her disgust for law enforcement clear by her repeated calls to defund the police, she has a history of not only excusing, but celebrating criminals who have murdered police officers, the Department of Justice has a long history of being apolitical, of exercising fidelity to the law, of not using the law as a partisan weapon to target enemies of whatever administration is in power. The Obama-Biden administration corrupted that practice, and now the Biden-Harris administration is continuing that pattern.
Sometimes Mother Nature can be harsh and disappoint us with our human hopes, getting a glimpse into the daily lives of this beautiful bald eagle pair has been a real treat. Bald eagles have a very strong fidelity to their nest sites.
Cranes carry this heavy mystical baggage. They're icons of fidelity and happiness. The Vietnamese believe cranes cart our souls up to heaven on our wings.
I have got a fair amount of confidence in what is going to happen. I think we have got enough fidelity around our plants now and our investment and our supplier commitments that we are confident that we are going to make this ramp-up.
For the great mass of mankind, the only saving grace needed is a steady fidelity to what is nearest to hand and heart for the short moment of each human effort.
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- ولاء - إخلاصArabic
- точност, преданост, вярност, прецизностBulgarian
- Treue, Redlichkeit, GenauigkeitGerman
- fidelidadSpanish
- toistokyky, lojaalius, täsmällisyys, tarkkuus, uskollisuusFinnish
- dílseachtIrish
- fidelidadeGalician
- נאמנות, דיוק, נאמנות למקורHebrew
- ragaszkodás, pontosság, hűségHungarian
- kesetiaanIndonesian
- tryggðIcelandic
- fedeltàItalian
- 忠実Japanese
- fidem,Latin
- wiernośćPolish
- fidelidade, lealdadePortuguese
- fidelitateRomanian
- качество, верность, точность, лояльностьRussian
- trohet, plikttrohet, exakthet, fidelitetSwedish
- நம்பகTamil
- sadık, sadakatTurkish
- 忠誠Chinese
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