unfaithful
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English unfeithful, equivalent to un- + faithful.
Pronunciation
editAudio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
editunfaithful (comparative more unfaithful, superlative most unfaithful)
- Not having religious faith.
- Not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful.
- Adulterous.
- Not honest or upright.
- Negligent or imperfect.
- The painting was an unfaithful rendering of its subject.
- (translation studies) Not faithfully rendering the meaning of the source language; incorrect.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editnot having religious faith
not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful
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not honest or upright
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of a translation: incorrect
adulterous
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References
edit- “unfaithful”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.