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loyal |
Grep of noun loyal loyalist loyalty Overview of adj loyal The adj loyal has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) loyal -- (steadfast in allegiance or duty; "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him") 2. patriotic, loyal -- (inspired by love for your country) 3. firm, loyal, truehearted, fast -- (unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends") Antonyms of adj loyal 3 senses of loyal Sense 1 loyal (vs. disloyal) disloyal (vs. loyal) => awol => faithless, traitorous, unfaithful => insurgent, seditious, subversive => mutinous => rebel(postnominal), rebelling(postnominal), rebellious => recreant, renegade => traitorous, treasonable, treasonous Sense 2 patriotic (vs. unpatriotic), loyal Sense 3 firm, loyal, truehearted, fast(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA faithful) -> unfaithful Similarity of adj loyal 3 senses of loyal Sense 1 loyal (vs. disloyal) => allegiant => doglike => hard-core, hardcore => leal => liege => true-blue Also See-> patriotic#1, loyal#2 Sense 2 patriotic (vs. unpatriotic), loyal => chauvinistic, flag-waving(postnominal), jingoistic, nationalistic, ultranationalistic, superpatriotic Also See-> loyal#1 Sense 3 firm, loyal, truehearted, fast(postnominal) => faithful (vs. unfaithful) Attributes of adj loyal 1 of 3 senses of loyal Sense 1 loyal (vs. disloyal) => loyalty Familiarity of adj loyal loyal used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj loyal disloyal loyal Overview of adj loyal The adj loyal has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) loyal -- (steadfast in allegiance or duty; "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him") 2. patriotic, loyal -- (inspired by love for your country) 3. firm, loyal, truehearted, fast -- (unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends")
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