Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faithfulness

/fˈeɪθfəlnˌɛs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: faith-ful-ness
IPA: /fˈeɪθfəlnˌɛs/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being faithful.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of being faithful.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of being faithful.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: devotion"
"His faithfulness to his wife and family was admired."
"Traditional Chinese philosophy teaches us that in dealing with friends, we should be loyal and faithful. In all of our relations with friendly nations, we have been strictly adhering to these principles of loyalty and faithfulness. Of course, we expect friends to do the same to us."
"His faithfulness kept him going through the darkest times."
"faithfulness to the original"

Etymology

From Middle English feithfulnesse, equivalent to faithful + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: feithfulnesse
Suffix: faithful

Usage

Inflected Forms

faithfulnesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

steadfastness hopefulness

Synonyms

allegiance loyalty fidelity devotion

Antonyms

faithlessness disloyalty infidelity

Questions

How do you pronounce faithfulness?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈeɪθfəlnˌɛs/.
What does faithfulness mean?: The state of being faithful.
Where does faithfulness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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