unfaithful en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English unfeithful, equivalent to un- + faithful.
Meanings
- Not having religious faith.
- Not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful.
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Adulterous.
French Gates has said that many things contributed to her decision to divorce Bill in 2021 after 27 years of marriage, among them that he was unfaithful to her and that he maintained contact with Epstein, despite her objections.
2026 June 13, Sophie McBain, “‘Have you ever been around someone you just know is evil?’ Melinda French Gates on meeting Jeffrey Epstein, giving away billions, and her post-divorce peace”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- Not honest or upright.
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Negligent or imperfect.
The painting was an unfaithful rendering of its subject.
- Not faithfully rendering the meaning of the source language; incorrect.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unfaithful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unfaithful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
double-dealing · falseheart · doublehearted · reptilian · traitorly · proditory · dastardly · treachersome · double-hearted · untrue · viperish · infidelitous · Judaslike · unleal · unfaithful · disloyal · faithless · nonfaithful · double-faced · guileful · unleal · traitorlike · swike · illoyal · viperous · reptitious · nonfaithful · Judasly · false · perfidious · treacherous · proditorious · double-crossing · traitorous · recreant · trothless · unloyal · disleal · traitorish · unsteadfast · traitorsome · hollow-hearted · faithless · booky · renegade · nonfaithful · ratlike · guiled · insidious · false-hearted · Punic
Translations (57)
de unehrlich (not honest or upright) · es infiel (not having religious faith) · pl niewierny (of a translation: incorrect) · oc infidèl (adulterous) · ru неве́рный (not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful) · gl infiel (not having religious faith) · mi toukohi (adulterous) · ar خَائِن (not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful) · bg нерелигиозен (not having religious faith) · ru неве́рный (adulterous) · bg неверен (adulterous) · la infidēlis (not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful) · pl niewierny (not having religious faith) · bg изневеряващ (adulterous) · de untreu (not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful) · oc infidèl (not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful) · de unaufrichtig (not honest or upright) · ru неве́рный (not having religious faith) · fi uskoton (not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful) · mi tōkohi (adulterous) · uz bevafo (adulterous) · cy di-ffydd (not having religious faith) · cy anffyddlon (not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful) · da utro (not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful) · bg нелоялен (not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful) · cmn 不忠實 /不忠实 (of a translation: incorrect) · fr infidèle (not having religious faith) · ar كَافِر (not having religious faith) · bg неточен (of a translation: incorrect) · ru нече́стный (not honest or upright) · ru неве́рный (not honest or upright) · ota صداقتسز (not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful) · ru неве́рующий (not having religious faith) · ru нето́чный (of a translation: incorrect) · ca infidel (not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful) · pl niewierny (not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful) · ca infidel (of a translation: incorrect) · cy anghrediniol (not having religious faith) · ru неи́скренний (not honest or upright) · de ungläubig (not having religious faith) · pdt ontru (not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful) · bg нечестен (not honest or upright) · ru неве́рный (of a translation: incorrect) · la adulter (adulterous) · es infiel (of a translation: incorrect) · nn utru (not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful) · pl niewierny (adulterous) · es infiel (not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful) · es infiel (adulterous) · nb utro (not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful) · grc μοιχικός (adulterous) · mi pūremu (adulterous) · ka ორგული (not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful) · gl infiel (not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful) · de nicht getreu (of a translation: incorrect) · ca infidel (not having religious faith) · fr infidèle (not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful)