Loyalty is the quality of staying firm in your friendship or support for someone or something.
I have sworn an oath of loyalty to the monarchy. [+ to]
This is seen as a reward for the army's loyalty during a barracks revolt earlierthis month.
Synonyms: faithfulness, commitment, devotion, allegiance More Synonyms of loyalty
2. countable noun [usually plural]
Loyalties are feelings of friendship, support, or duty towards someone or something.
She had developed strong loyalties to the Manet family. [+ to]
loyalty in British English
(ˈlɔɪəltɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-ties
1.
the state or quality of being loyal
2. (often plural)
a feeling of allegiance
loyalty in American English
(ˈlɔɪəlti)
nounWord forms: pluralˈloyalties
quality, state, or instance of being loyal; faithfulness or faithful adherence to a person, government, cause, duty, etc.
SIMILAR WORDS: alˈlegiance
Word origin
ME loyaulte < OFr loialte
loyalty in Retail
(lɔɪəlti)
noun
(Retail: Marketing)
Loyalty is displayed by the customers of a store or chain if they visit more often and spend more money at that store or chain than they do at its competitors.
Customer loyalty exists when a person regularly patronizes a particular retailer that he or she knows,likes, and trusts.
Customers display a strong degree of brand loyalty by insisting on our products and accepting no substitute.
Loyalty is displayed by the customers of a store or chain if they visit more often and spendmore money at that store or chain than they do at its competitors.
loyalty card
COBUILD Collocations
loyalty
command loyalty
conflicting loyalties
fierce loyalty
inspire loyalty
reward loyalty
split loyalties
tribal loyalty
undying loyalty
Examples of 'loyalty' in a sentence
loyalty
Should he be given the job it would be as a reward for loyalty.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He has had the loyalty of the army for more than two decades.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Key people were rewarded for loyalty with share options while many staff were made redundant.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
In some quarters the touching belief that financial services companies will reward loyalty persists.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
He expected his loyalty to be rewarded with an improved deal.
The Sun (2016)
She was a force of nature, of loyalty and of friendship.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Below are the website's top tips for making the most out of your loyalty card schemes.
The Sun (2016)
The vice in this was obvious; the virtue was that of extreme loyalty to family.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Pride, conviction and family loyalty have held sway.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
For Taulant, the time has come again to put family loyalties to one side.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What a disgusting way to reward her loyalty.
The Sun (2008)
You know what really matters in a family is loyalty not money so please say so.
The Sun (2012)
These days it seems loyalty is a quality bestowed in very few sportsmen.
The Sun (2010)
It still has the loyalty of the army high command.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The point is not one of friendship or loyalty.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
So it ended up that some of the guys were suffering from their divided loyalties.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Many of them are regulars and their loyalty is something the founder is keen to reward.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This is a love strong on loyalty and compatibility.
The Sun (2012)
Their weakness was also their mutual loyalty and support.
Simon Ball THE GUARDSMEN (2004)
Taking out loyalty cards or booking online will also save you money.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There are also rewards for switching loyalties.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You can end a time of divided family loyalties and get stubborn people talking again.
The Sun (2008)
He did not put army loyalty to the test.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
Our relationship is about friendship and loyalty.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Loyalty is something that grows slowly and with trust.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There was a strong sense of loyalty in my family.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
An oath of loyalty and obedience to me.
Zindell, David The Broken God (1993)
Their strength was their mutual loyalty and support.
Simon Ball THE GUARDSMEN (2004)
Let me give you a loyalty card.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Few courts have addressed the fiduciary duty of loyalty in the context of churches or other nonprofit corporations.
Christianity Today (2000)
When pressed, he says his best quality is his loyalty.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In Paralympic terms, it is the biggest transfer out there and raises questions about loyalty and allegiance.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Yet where her husband moved she followed, with no hint that such old-fashioned loyalty and duty restricted her in any way.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Quotations
No man can serve two mastersBible: St. Matthew
In other languages
loyalty
British English: loyalty /ˈlɔɪəltɪ/ NOUN
Loyalty is behaviour in which you stay firm in your friendship or support for someone or something.
I'm a believer in family loyalty.
American English: loyalty
Arabic: إِخْلَاْصٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: lealdade
Chinese: 忠诚
Croatian: lojalnost
Czech: loajalita
Danish: loyalitet
Dutch: loyaliteit
European Spanish: lealtad
Finnish: uskollisuus
French: loyauté
German: Loyalität
Greek: αφοσίωση
Italian: lealtà
Japanese: 忠誠
Korean: 충성
Norwegian: lojalitet
Polish: lojalność
European Portuguese: lealdade
Romanian: loialitate
Russian: лояльность
Latin American Spanish: lealtad
Swedish: lojalitet
Thai: ความจงรักภักดี
Turkish: sadakat
Ukrainian: відданість
Vietnamese: lòng trung thành
Chinese translation of 'loyalty'
loyalty
(ˈlɔɪəltɪ)
n(u)
忠诚(誠) (zhōngchéng)
sb's loyalty to sb某人对(對)某人的忠诚(誠) (mǒurén duì mǒurén de zhōngchéng)
out of loyalty to sb出于(於)对(對)某人的忠诚(誠) (chūyú duì mǒurén de zhōngchéng)
to have strong/divided loyalties非常忠诚(誠)/部分的忠诚(誠) (fēicháng zhōngchéng/bùfèn de zhōngchéng)
(noun)
Definition
a feeling of friendship or duty towards someone or something
I have sworn an oath of loyalty to the monarchy.
Synonyms
faithfulness
We value faithfulness as the cornerstone of our relationship.
commitment
a commitment to the ideals of Bolshevism
devotion
devotion to the cause
allegiance
a community driven by strong allegiances
reliability
fidelity
I had to promise fidelity to the Queen.
homage
At his coronation he received the homage of kings.
patriotism
He has joined the army out of a sense of patriotism.
obedience
constancy
Even before they were married, she had worried about her partner's constancy.
dependability
trustworthiness
steadfastness
troth (archaic)
fealty
pledging oaths of homage and fealty
staunchness
trueness
trustiness
true-heartedness
Quotation
No man can serve two masters [Bible: St. Matthew]
Additional synonyms
in the sense of allegiance
Definition
loyalty or dedication to a person, cause, or belief
a community driven by strong allegiances
Synonyms
loyalty,
duty,
obligation,
devotion,
fidelity,
homage,
obedience,
adherence,
constancy,
faithfulness,
troth (archaic),
fealty
in the sense of commitment
Definition
dedication to a cause or principle
a commitment to the ideals of Bolshevism
Synonyms
dedication,
loyalty,
devotion,
adherence
in the sense of constancy
Even before they were married, she had worried about her partner's constancy.
Synonyms
faithfulness,
loyalty,
devotion,
fidelity,
dependability,
trustworthiness,
steadfastness
Synonyms of 'loyalty'
loyalty
Explore 'loyalty' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of devotion
Definition
strong attachment to or affection for someone or something
devotion to the cause
Synonyms
dedication,
commitment,
loyalty,
allegiance,
fidelity,
adherence,
constancy,
faithfulness
in the sense of fealty
Definition
(in feudal society) the loyalty sworn to a lord by his tenant or servant
pledging oaths of homage and fealty
Synonyms
loyalty,
faith,
submission,
devotion,
allegiance,
fidelity,
homage,
faithfulness,
obeisance,
troth (archaic)
in the sense of fidelity
Definition
loyalty to a person, belief, or cause
I had to promise fidelity to the Queen.
Synonyms
loyalty,
faith,
integrity,
devotion,
allegiance,
constancy,
faithfulness,
dependability,
trustworthiness,
troth (archaic),
fealty,
staunchness,
devotedness,
lealty (archaic),
true-heartedness
in the sense of homage
Definition
a public show of respect or honour towards someone or something
At his coronation he received the homage of kings.
Synonyms
allegiance,
service,
tribute,
loyalty,
devotion,
fidelity,
faithfulness,
obeisance,
troth (archaic),
fealty
in the sense of patriotism
He has joined the army out of a sense of patriotism.