Definitions for unfaithfulʌnˈfeɪθ fəl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•faith•fulʌnˈfeɪθ fəl(adj.)

  1. not faithful; false to duty, obligation, or promises; disloyal.

  2. not sexually faithful to a spouse or lover.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

  3. not accurate or reliable; inexact:

    an unfaithful translation.

Origin of unfaithful:

1350–1400

un•faith′ful•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. unfaithful(adj)

    not true to duty or obligation or promises

    "an unfaithful lover"

  2. unfaithful(adj)

    having sexual relations with someone other than your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend

    "her husband was unfaithful"

  3. faithless, traitorous, unfaithful, treasonable, treasonous(adj)

    having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor

    "the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous insurrectionist"

  4. unfaithful(adj)

    not trustworthy

    "an unfaithful reproduction"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. unfaithful(adjective)ʌnˈfeɪθ fəl

    having a sexual relationship with sb who is not your spouse or partner

    She had been unfaithful to him before.

Wiktionary

  1. unfaithful(Adjective)

    Not having religious faith

  2. unfaithful(Adjective)

    Not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful

  3. unfaithful(Adjective)

    Not honest or upright

  4. unfaithful(Adjective)

    Of a translation: incorrect

  5. unfaithful(Adjective)

    Adulterous

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unfaithful(adj)

    not faithful; not observant of promises, vows, allegiance, or duty; violating trust or confidence; treacherous; perfidious; as, an unfaithful subject; an unfaithful agent or servant

  2. Unfaithful(adj)

    not possessing faith; infidel


Translations for unfaithful

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

unfaithful(adjective)

not loyal and true.

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