infidelity
1Infidelity — In fi*del i*ty, n.; pl. {Infidelities}. [L. infidelitas: cf. F. infid[ e]lit[ e].] [1913 Webster] 1. Lack of faith or belief in some religious system; especially, a lack of faith in, or disbelief of, the inspiration of the Scriptures, of the… …
2infidelity — I noun abandonment of allegiance, apostasy, bad faith, betrayal, betrayal of oath, betrayal of trust, breach of faith, breach of promise, breach of trust, broken faith, broken word, cuckoldry, deceitfulness, defection, desertion, disaffection,… …
3infidelity — c.1400, want of faith, unbelief in religion; false belief, paganism; also (early 15c.) unfaithfulness or disloyalty to a person (originally to a sovereign, by 16c. to a lover or spouse), from Fr. infidélité, from L. infidelitatem (nom.… …
4infidelity — [n] disloyalty to an obligation adultery, affair, bad faith, betrayal, cheating, duplicity, extramarital relations, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, inconstancy, lewdness, perfidiousness, perfidy, treacherousness, treachery, treason, two… …
5infidelity — ► NOUN (pl. infidelities) 1) the action or state of being sexually unfaithful. 2) lack of religious faith …
6infidelity — [in΄fə del′ə tē] n. [L infidelitas < infidelis: see INFIDEL] 1. the fact or state of being an infidel 2. unfaithfulness or disloyalty to another; esp., sexual unfaithfulness of a husband or wife; adultery 3. pl. infidelities an unfaithful or… …
7Infidelity — Relationships Types …
8infidelity — n. 1) conjugal, marital infidelity 2) infidelity to (infidelity to one s ideals) * * * [ˌɪnfɪ delɪtɪ] marital infidelity conjugal infidelity to (infidelity to one s ideals) …
9infidelity — [[t]ɪ̱nfɪde̱lɪti[/t]] infidelities N VAR Infidelity occurs when a person who is married or in a steady relationship has sex with another person. George turned a blind eye to his partner s infidelities... I divorced him for infidelity …
10infidelity — UK [ˌɪnfɪˈdelətɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms infidelity : singular infidelity plural infidelities a situation in which someone has sex with someone who is not their husband, wife, or partner …
