fidelity

Definition

Faithfulness to one's moral or civic duties.

Etymology

15th century, from Middle English [Term?], from Middle French fidélité, from Latin fidēlitās, from fidēlis (“faithful”), from fidēs (“faith, loyalty”) (English faith), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰidʰ-, zero-grade of *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”) (English bide). Doublet of fealty.

Example Sentences

• "the fidelity of the civil servants"
• "By placing them closer to the source, we can reduce the number of messages in the system and this in turn is likely to improve the fidelity of the system."
• "Near-synonym: faith"

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