faithfulness · noun — the state of being faithful.; The state or act of keeping faith; constancy of support. It carries an Arena rating of 1415, earned across 47 head-to-head judged battles.
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Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, faithfulness ranks #1,836 of 17,187 for Most Malleable Words, #5,980 of 17,172 for Most Beautiful Words, #9,104 of 17,131 for Most Ponderous Words, #12,085 of 17,162 for Most Elegant Words.
Why “faithfulness” is a great word
FAITHFULNESS — [Noun] The quality or state of being loyal, constant, or exact in adherence to a person, promise, or duty. From Middle English feithfulnesse, from feithful (faithful, from feith "faith" + -ful) + -ness (noun-forming suffix denoting state or quality). Unlike "loyalty," which implies a pledged allegiance to a person or cause, or "fidelity," which denotes strict conformity to fact or a marital bond, faithfulness is the tensile strength applied to any trust. It is the dog waiting at the empty gate at dusk, the printer's meticulous alignment of color plates, and the exact translation that refuses to betray the spirit of the original text—a conscious, daily geometry drawn against the entropy of the human heart.
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Etymology
From Middle English feithfulnesse, equivalent to faithful + -ness.
noun
- The state of being faithful.; The state or act of keeping faith; constancy of support.
- The state of being faithful.; Consistency; exactness in copying or following.e.g.“faithfulness to the original”
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