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faithlessness
faith·less F0018700 (fāth′lĭs)adj.1. a. Not true to duty or obligation; disloyal or unfaithful.b. Breaking trust in a marriage or relationship by having sexual relations with someone other than one's spouse or sexual partner. 2. Having no religious faith.
faith′less·ly adv.faith′less·ness n.Synonyms: faithless, unfaithful, false, disloyal, traitorous, perfidious
These adjectives mean not true to duty or obligation. Faithless and unfaithful imply failure to adhere to promises, obligations, or allegiances: was faithless to her ideals; an unfaithful servant.
False emphasizes deceitfulness or duplicity: "To thine own self be true, / And it must follow, as the night the day, / Thou canst not then be false to any man" (Shakespeare).
One who is disloyal betrays an allegiance: disloyal staff members who exposed the senator's indiscretions.
Traitorous most commonly refers to disloyalty to a government or nation: a traitorous double agent.
Perfidious often connotes vile or contemptible behavior: "The propagandists also highlighted atrocities committed by enemy soldiers, in order to demonstrate the perfidious qualities of the enemy nation" (David A. Bell).Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | faithlessness - unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherousfickleness, inconstancy, falsenessinfidelity, unfaithfulness - the quality of being unfaithful |
faithlessnessnounBetrayal, especially of a moral obligation:disloyalty, false-heartedness, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidiousness, perfidy, traitorousness, treacherousness, treachery, unfaithfulness.Translationsfaith (feiθ) noun1. trust or belief. She had faith in her ability. 信任 信任2. religious belief. Years of hardship had not caused him to lose his faith. 信仰 信仰3. loyalty to one's promise. to keep/break faith with someone. 信義 信义ˈfaithful adjective1. loyal and true; not changing. a faithful friend; faithful to his promise. 忠實的 忠实的2. true or exact. a faithful account of what had happened. 詳實的 正确的ˈfaithfully adverb 忠誠地 忠诚地Yours faithfully a polite way of ending a formal (usually business) letter which starts with `Dear Sir` or `Dear Madam`. In American English `Sincerely yours` or `Truly yours` is used. （信尾用語）敬上，謹致 （信尾用语）你的忠实的，谨致 ˈfaithfulness noun 誠實 诚实ˈfaithless adjective 不守信用的，不忠實的 不守信用的，不可靠的 ˈfaithlessness noun 不守信用，不忠實 不守信用，不可靠 in (all) good faith sincerely. She made the offer in good faith. 真誠地 真诚地Faithlessness
FaithlessnessSee also Adultery, Cuckoldry.Angelicabetrays Orlando by eloping with young soldier. [Ital. Lit.: Orlando Furioso]Camillafalls to temptations of husband’s friend. [Span. Lit.: Don Quixote]Carmenthrows over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190]Coronisprincess killed by Apollo for being unfaithful to him. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 66]Cressidaunfaithful mistress of Troilus; byword for unfaithfulness. [Br. Lit.: Troilus and Cressida]Dear Johnletter from woman informing boyfriend that relationship is over. [Am. Usage: Misc.]Frankie and JohnnieJohnnie, unfaithful to Frankie, is shot by her; there are nearly 500 versions of the song. [Am. Music: Misc.]Goneril and ReganLear’s disloyal offspring; “tigers, not daughters.” [Br. Lit.: King Lear]Manonindifferently allows lover to be abducted. [Fr. Opera: Massenet, Manon, Westerman, 194–195]Shahriyarconvinced of female wantonness, marries a new wife each night, kills her in the morning. [Arab. Lit.: Arabian Nights]faithlessness
Related to faithlessness: faithlesslySynonyms for faithlessnessnoun betrayal, especially of a moral obligationSynonyms- disloyalty
- false-heartedness
- falseness
- falsity
- infidelity
- perfidiousness
- perfidy
- traitorousness
- treacherousness
- treachery
- unfaithfulness
Synonyms for faithlessnessnoun unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherousSynonyms- fickleness
- inconstancy
- falseness
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