"loyalty" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

The quality of being loyal (synset 104884725)
tells us about:
- loyal - steadfast in allegiance or duty
- disloyal - deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle
is a type of: faithfulness, fidelity - the quality of being faithful
subtypes:
- staunchness, steadfastness - loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty
- allegiance, fealty - the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
- nationalism, patriotism - love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
- regionalism - loyalty to the interests of a particular region
same as: trueness
Feelings of allegiance (synset 107561759)
is a type of: love - a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
The act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action (synset 101208643)
"his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"

is a type of: cooperation - joint operation or action
subtypes:
- communalism - loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole
- consecration - a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal)
- devotion - commitment to some purpose
- enlistment - the act of enlisting (as in a military service)
- faith - loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person
same as: allegiance, commitment, dedication