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loyal

adj
/ˈlɔɪəl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French loyal, from Old French loial, leial, leal, from Latin lēgālis. Doublet of legal and leal.

  1. derived from lēgālis
  2. derived from loial, leial, leal
  3. borrowed from loyal

Definitions

  1. Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.

    • Dogs are very loyal animals, which is why they make wonderful pets.
    • George is a loyal and loving husband.

  2. Firm in allegiance to a person or institution

    Firm in allegiance to a person or institution; allegiant.

  3. Faithful to a person or cause.

    • We must remain loyal to the mission.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A surname from French.

    2. A town in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States.

    3. A city in Clark County, Wisconsin, United States.

The neighborhood

Derived

loyalise, loyalism, loyalist, loyalization, loyalize, loyally, loyalness, loyal toast, nonloyal, overloyal, semiloyal, superloyal, ultraloyal, unloyal

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at loyal. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at loyal. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at loyal

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA