unfaithfulness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English unfaithful Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unfaithfulness From unfaithful + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The characteristic of being unfaithful.
For even the enchantresses Circe and Medea could not, by their black arts, prevent the unfaithfulness of Odysseus and Jason.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 175:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unfaithfulnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
loyalty · faithfulness · fidelity
Relateds
nullifidianism · low fidelity · no fidelity · infidel
Synonyms
Translations (20)
cmn 異心 /异心 (characteristic of being unfaithful) · eo malfidelo (characteristic of being unfaithful) · ru неве́рность (characteristic of being unfaithful) · cy anffyddlondeb (characteristic of being unfaithful) · es infidelidad (characteristic of being unfaithful) · es cuernos (characteristic of being unfaithful) · ar خِيَانَة (characteristic of being unfaithful) · bg нелоялност (characteristic of being unfaithful) · da utroskab (characteristic of being unfaithful) · uk невірність (characteristic of being unfaithful) · fr infidélité (characteristic of being unfaithful) · ca infidelitat (characteristic of being unfaithful) · ga neamhdhlisteanacht (characteristic of being unfaithful) · bg невярност (characteristic of being unfaithful) · ga mídhílseacht (characteristic of being unfaithful) · es guampa (characteristic of being unfaithful) · ka ორგულობა (characteristic of being unfaithful) · es cuerno (characteristic of being unfaithful) · nb utroskap (characteristic of being unfaithful) · cmn 不貞 /不贞 (characteristic of being unfaithful)