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We know no document is perfect, but when we amend the Constitution, it would be to expand rights, not to take away rights from decent, loyal Americans. This great Constitution of ours should never be used to make a group of Americans permanent second-class citizens.
Barbara Boxer

Meaning of "loyal" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LOYAL

From Old French loial, leial, from Latin lēgālislegal.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LOYAL

loyal  [ˈlɔɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOYAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Loyal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LOYAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of loyal in the English dictionary

The first definition of loyal in the dictionary is having or showing continuing allegiance. Other definition of loyal is faithful to one's country, government, etc. Loyal is also of or expressing loyalty.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOYAL


antiroyal
ˌæntɪˈrɔɪəl
dial
ˈdaɪəl
disloyal
dɪsˈlɔɪəl
editorial
ˌɛdɪˈtɔːrɪəl
Gabriel
ˈɡeɪbrɪəl
ideal
aɪˈdɪəl
industrial
ɪnˈdʌstrɪəl
Israel
ˈɪzreɪəl
material
məˈtɪərɪəl
memorial
mɪˈmɔːrɪəl
nonloyal
ˌnɒnˈlɔɪəl
nonroyal
ˌnɒnˈrɔɪəl
pennyroyal
ˌpɛnɪˈrɔɪəl
real
ˈrɪəl
royal
ˈrɔɪəl
serial
ˈsɪərɪəl
surroyal
ˈsɜːrɔɪəl
trial
ˈtraɪəl
tutorial
tjuːˈtɔːrɪəl
unroyal
ʌnˈrɔɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOYAL

lowveld
lox
loxodrome
loxodromic
loxodromical
loxodromically
loxodromics
loxodromy
loy
loya jirga
loyalism
loyalist
loyally
loyalties
loyalty
loyalty card
Loyang
Loyola
lozen
lozenge

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOYAL

Annapolis Royal
Astronomer Royal
bathyal
battle royal
betrayal
defrayal
Fayal
khayal
mock pennyroyal
myal
pair royal
Port Royal
portrayal
prince royal
princess royal
rhyme royal
riyal
ryal
small royal
Syal

Synonyms and antonyms of loyal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LOYAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «loyal» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of loyal

Translation of «loyal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOYAL

Find out the translation of loyal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of loyal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «loyal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

忠诚的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

leal
570 millions of speakers

English

loyal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वफादार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ولاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лояльны
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশ্বস্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

loyal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Setia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

treu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

忠実な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

충성스러운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trung thành
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விசுவாசமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विश्वासू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sadık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fedele
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wierny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лояльні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

loial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πιστός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lojale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lojala
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lojal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of loyal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOYAL»

The term «loyal» is very widely used and occupies the 10.663 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOYAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about loyal

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10 QUOTES WITH «LOYAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word loyal.
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Herb Alpert
The Japanese seem to be a loyal audience.
2
Benigno Aquino III
The Philippines is strategically located and blessed with the greatest resource: its people, who are hard-working, very loyal, and very adaptive.
3
Jeffrey Archer
Very few people deserted me when I went to prison. They stayed loyal.
4
David A. Bednar
A home with a loving and loyal husband and wife is the supreme setting in which children can be reared in love and righteousness and in which the spiritual and physical needs of children can be met.
5
John Bolton
I've been subject to how many security clearance procedures and I must say as irritating as some people may find them I think they are absolutely essential to making sure that people who work in sensitive positions in the national security field in our government are entirely loyal to the United States.
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Barbara Boxer
We know no document is perfect, but when we amend the Constitution, it would be to expand rights, not to take away rights from decent, loyal Americans. This great Constitution of ours should never be used to make a group of Americans permanent second-class citizens.
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Charles Bukowski
The male, for all his bravado and exploration, is the loyal one, the one who generally feels love. The female is skilled at betrayal and torture and damnation.
8
Sarah Chalke
I think that we had a really loyal, great audience on Tuesdays and we were hoping that with the move, they would come with us. It looks like they have, so things are good and we are going to keep building.
9
Priyanka Chopra
As a girl, I am this stupid, emotional, very loyal, sort of believe-in-values-and-principals sort of girl.
10
Bainbridge Colby
But we must not, if we are loyal, disperse our energies in a partisan warfare that is waged without regard to its consequences to the well being, security, or honor of the country.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOYAL»

Discover the use of loyal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to loyal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chushingura: The Treasury of Loyal Retainers
Presents a translation of the eighteenth-century Japanese drama.
Izumo Takeda, Shōraku Miyoshi, Senryū Namiki, 1971
2
Be Loyal (Matthew): Following the King of Kings
Pastor, author, and Bible teacher Warren W. Wiersbe highlights significant cultural and historical aspects that arise in Matthew's gospel to paint for readers a clearer picture of this glorious, unexpected, but all-satisfying King of Kings.
Warren W. Wiersbe, 2010
3
Loyal for Life: How to Take Unhappy Customers from Hell to ...
Loyal for Life- is an easy to read how to take unhappy customers from hell to heaven in 60 seconds or less.
John Tschohl, 2005
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That Ever Loyal Island: Staten Island and the American ...
The book surveys the women's movement to repeal national prohibition and places it within the contexts of women's temperance activity, women's political activity during the 1920s, and the campaign for repeal.
Phillip Papas, 2007
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Loyal Dissent: Memoir of a Catholic Theologian
Loyal Dissent is the candid and inspiring story of a Catholic priest and theologian who, despite being stripped of his right to teach as a Catholic theologian by the Vatican, remains committed to the Catholic Church.
Charles E. Curran, 2006
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Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog
Relates the true story of a dog who accompanied his master to and from a Tokyo train station for a year and, after his master died, continued to wait for him there every day for many years.
Pamela S. Turner, 2004
7
Loyal to the Land: The Legendary Parker Ranch. 1950-1970, ...
Loyal. to. the. Land. The Legendary Parker Ranch, 750 – 1950 Dr. Billy Bergin 2003, 384 pages, illus. Cloth isbn-13: 978-0-8248-2692-5 Cloth isbn-10: 0-8248- 2692-5 “This insightful narrative traces the traditions of Hawaii's paniolo with over  ...
Billy Bergin, 2006
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Artemis the Loyal
READ ALL THE BOOKS IN THE GODDESS GIRLS SERIES ATHENA THE BRAIN PERSEPHONE THE PHONY APHRODITE THE BEAUTY ARTEMIS THE BRAVE ATHENA THE WISE APHRODITE THE DIVA ARTEMIS THE LOYAL MEDUSA ...
Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams, 2013
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In the Loyal Mountains
A collection of stories about the relationships between people and their environments includes the story of a man remembering his Texas youth, a woman who runs up and down mountains, and two wild boys jousting in the woods
Rick Bass, 1997
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The Loyal Atlantic: Remaking the British Atlantic in the ...
This cohesive collection investigates how Loyalism and the empire were mutually constituted and reconstituted from the eighteenth century onward.
Jerry Bannister, Liam Riordan, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOYAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term loyal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why are consumers so loyal and how can they be courted to a new …
If you're like most Canadians, chances are your entire wardrobe consists of items from fewer than 10 brands. While this may be surprising given ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
2
Pet of the Week: Suzie Q is a loyal canine companion - St. Louis
She'll happily sit beside you for a back scratch. We have no doubt that she will make a loyal canine companion to a special family. «St. Louis Sun Times, Jul 15»
3
Scotland most 'loyal' housing region in Britain - Scottish Housing News
Out of the 11 governmental regions on offer, the Scottish public were by far the most loyal, with 83 per cent of Scots stating 'Scotland' as the ... «Scottish Housing News, Jul 15»
4
Davido Loses Gold Chain At #MTVMAMA2015, Loyal Fan Returns It …
By TEMILADE ENIOLA. A loyal fan simply identified as Adedamola graciously kept a missing gold chain belonging to HKN singer, Davido. «Entertainment Express, Jul 15»
5
I remain loyal to Badaru- Lamido - Daily Trust
Former governor of Jigawa State Sule Lamido at the weekend said he remained loyal to incumbent governor, Abubakar Badaru. Lamido who ... «Daily Trust, Jul 15»
6
The Register, Insider offer more to loyal subscribers
In March, we launched an exciting program called Insider as a way of saying thanks to our loyal subscribers. If you're in Insider, you'll get more ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
7
Photos: Dogs take to the pool at A Loyal Companion
Ellie, a Golden Retriever and Callie, a Border Collie, both emerge from the recreation pool soaking wet at the same time at A Loyal Companion, ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»
8
Loyal readers can earn discounts with OWH Platinum Rewards
Twenty years ago, the Omaha World-Herald changed forever when it went online with Omaha.com. Since 1995, our newspaper, like our ... «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»
9
Democrats say Jewish voters will remain loyal to party | Albert Lea …
Democrats dismiss the effort as demagoguery from the right, saying that most Jewish voters will remain loyal to the left. The front-runner for their ... «Albert Lea Tribune, Jul 15»
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Do staff perks keep employees loyal?
It's a question that CEO's and managers around the world will be thinking: How can I keep my employees loyal? In the modern working world, ... «ITProPortal, Jul 15»

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