loyalty

Plural: loyalties

Noun

• The quality of being faithful and devoted to a person or cause.
• the quality of being loyal
• feelings of allegiance
• the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
  • "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"
• The state of being loyal; fidelity.
• Faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation.

Examples

• brand loyalty
• He showed loyalty to his local football club after successive relegations.
• Her loyalty to playing only long words meant she often missed easy points.

Synonyms

allegiance, commitment, dedication, trueness, faith, sympathy

Antonyms

disloyalty

Related Words

allegiance, fealty, fidelity