Dictionary

loyal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈlɔɪəl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French loyal, from Old French loial, leial, leal, from Latin lēgālis. Doublet of legal and leal.

Meanings

1. Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
   • George is a loyal and loving husband.
   • Dogs are very loyal animals, which is why they make wonderful pets.
2. Firm in allegiance to a person or institution; allegiant.
3. Faithful to a person or cause.
   • We must remain loyal to the mission.

Forms

Antonyms

treacherous · fickle · disloyal

Deriveds

semiloyal · loyalise · superloyal · loyal toast · loyally · loyalize · nonloyal · overloyal · loyalization · ultraloyal · unloyal · loyalism · loyalness · loyalist

Relateds

loyalty

Translations (156)

gl leal (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · tr dayanışma (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · mk верен (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · it leale (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ka თავდადებული (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · it ligio (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · kmr dilsoz (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · tr sadık (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · cs loajální (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · lld fedel (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · bo བརྩེ་གདུང་ཅན (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ja 忠実な (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · is tryggur (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · sh veran (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · mn ᠦᠨᠡᠨᠴᠢ (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · mnc ᡨᠣᠨᡩᠣ (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · id loyal (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · fa باوفا (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ru пре́данный (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · th ซื่อตรง (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · fur leâl (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · fr loyal (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · fa وفادار (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · da loyal (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · bo དམ་ཚིག་ཅན (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ang trīewe (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · vi trung thành (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · bg лоя́лен (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · be адда́ны (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · uz vafodor (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · bn অনুগত (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · az vəfalı (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · km ភក្តី (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · bg ве́рен (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · th จงรัก (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · pl oddany (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · sk lojálni (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · fi uskollinen (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · nn trufast (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · hy հավատարիմ (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · arz موالى (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · oc leial (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ru лоя́льный (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · th ซื่อสัตย์ (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · de treu (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · cdo 忠 (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ar مُخْلِص (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ja 忠誠な (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ro loial (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · sq besnik (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · tr vefalı (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · lt lojalus (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · mi pirihonga (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ar مُوَالٍ (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ms setia (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · la fīdēlis (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · is trúr (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · sco leal (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · lo ສັດຊື່ (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · et lojaalne (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ro fidel (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · lo ຊື່ (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · pl lojalny (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · cy ffyddlon (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · la fīdus (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · is dyggur (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · de loyal (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · tr bağlılıklı (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · hu hűséges (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · it fedele (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · pt leal (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · bn বিশ্বস্ত (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · cmn 忠貞 /忠贞 (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · yi געטרײַ (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · sl lojalen (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · nn lojal (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · hi वफादार (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · pt fiel (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ar وَفِيّ (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ko 충성하다 (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · kmr wefadar (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · lv lojāls (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · th ซื่อ (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · af lojaal (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ne निष्ठावान (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · be ве́рны (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · cy cywir (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · be лая́льны (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · bg пре́дан (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · fr fidèle (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · hi वफ़ादार (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · cmn 忠實 /忠实 (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · km ចំពោះ (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · cmn 忠誠 /忠诚 (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · te నమ్మకమైన (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · nb lojal (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · nl getrouw (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · sh vjeran (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ka ერთგული (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · uk ві́дданий (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ko 충실하다 (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · sk verný (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ms loyal (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · kk адал (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ug ۋاپادار (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ang ġetrīewe (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · az sadiq (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · fi lojaali (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · lv uzticīgs (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · el πιστός (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ps وفادار (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ca lleial (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ru ве́рный (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ur وفادار (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · sh вјеран (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · uz sodiq (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · sl zvest (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · nl loyaal (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · hu lojális (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · nrf louoya (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · uk ві́рний (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · km ចិត្តត្រង់ (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · es leal (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · az sədaqətli (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · cs věrný (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · gd dìleas (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · my သစ္စာရှိ (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · mi piripono (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · uk лоя́льний (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · lld leal (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · id setia (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · lo ຊື່ຕົງ (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · he נֶאֱמָן (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ka ლოიალური (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · scn liali (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · tk wepaly (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ne वफादार (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · sv lojal (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ast lleal (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · sa निष्ठावान् (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · mn үнэнч (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · hi निष्ठावान (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · eo lojala (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · et truu (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · sh веран (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · nb trofast (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · da trofast (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · sa भक्त (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · hu hű (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · vec łeałe (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ba тоғро (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · lt ištikimas (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · is hollur (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · tg вафодор (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · ug سادىق (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) · et ustav (firm in allegiance to a person or institution)