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fidelity(dictionary)
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fidelity (iou)



fidelity noun. LME.
[French fidelite or Latin fidelitas, from fidelis faithful, from fides FAITH: see -ITY.]
Loyalty, faithfulness, unswerving allegiance (to a person, spouse, cause, etc.). LME.
G. Burnet They serve those that hire them..with..great Fidelity. R. Dawkins Kittiwakes form monogamous pair-bonds of exemplary fidelity.
b. One's word of honour, one's pledge. M-L16.
c. Ecology. The degree of association of a species with a plant community. M20.
Trustworthiness, veracity, accuracy (of a thing, a person); correspondence with an original, spec. the degree to which a reproduced or transmitted sound, picture, etc., resembles the original. M16.
high fidelity: see HIGH adjective.
R. Hooker The principall thing required in a witnesse is fidelitie. Pope Be very free of your Remarks..in regard..to the Fidelity of the Translation. G. Steiner Ancient literature..was handed down with great fidelity.
Comb.: fidelity bond, fidelity insurance, etc.: taken out by an employer to indemnify him or her against losses incurred through an employee's dishonesty etc.