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loyal

adjectivecommon in dialogue

  • //ˈlɔɪəl//

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

adjective

  1. 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. 2

    Firm in allegiance to a person or institution; allegiant.

  3. 3

    Faithful to a person or cause.

    We must remain loyal to the mission.

Etymology

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

Forms

comparative
more loyal
superlative
most loyal
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

Rank among the words of the OpenSubtitles 2018 corpus — film and television subtitles, so spoken rather than written usage (CC BY-SA 3.0).