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no fidelity en · ADJ

Etymology

Modeled after, and postdating, high fidelity and low fidelity.

Meanings

  1. (excessive, humorous, qualifier:sound) Extremely low fidelity.
    • He busted out an ancient no-fidelity tabletop radio and proceeded to play some tinny music from the AM dial.
    • Near-synonyms: low fidelity, lo-fi, LoFi, lofi
  2. (humorous, qualifier:sound) Involving no electronics at all, being an original (unreproduced) noise.
    • Get a load of my no-fidelity radio: my neighbor is singing off-tune while he weeds his garden.

Forms

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most no fidelity Degree=Sup lexicographic
more no fidelity Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

hi-fi · high fidelity · hifi · HiFi · high fidelity · HiFi · hi-fi · hifi

Coordinates

LoFi · low fidelity · lofi · lo-fi

Relateds

nullifidianism · infidelity · nofi · nofi · NoFi · NoFi · no-fi · unfaithfulness · no-fi

Synonyms

LoFi · low fidelity · lofi · lo-fi