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But go on, valiant champion; you die not as a fool, though the apostate, unfaithful, and lukewarm ministers and professors of this generation think and say so.
Donald Cargill

Meaning of "unfaithful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNFAITHFUL

unfaithful  [ʌnˈfeɪθfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNFAITHFUL

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

WHAT DOES UNFAITHFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unfaithful in the English dictionary

The first definition of unfaithful in the dictionary is not true to a promise, vow, etc. Other definition of unfaithful is not true to a wife, husband, lover, etc, esp in having sexual intercourse with someone else. Unfaithful is also inaccurate; inexact; unreliable; untrustworthy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNFAITHFUL


breathful
ˈbreθfʊl
deathful
ˈdeθfʊl
faithful
ˈfeɪθfʊl
healthful
ˈhɛlθfʊl
lengthful
ˈlɛŋθfʊl
mirthful
ˈmɜːθfʊl
pithful
ˈpɪθfʊl
ruthful
ˈruːθfʊl
slothful
ˈsləʊθfʊl
soothful
ˈsuːθfʊl
stealthful
ˈstelθfʊl
strengthful
ˈstrɛŋθfʊl
toothful
ˈtuːθfʊl
trothful
ˈtrəʊθfʊl
truthful
ˈtruːθfʊl
unhealthful
ʌnˈhɛlθfʊl
untruthful
ʌnˈtruːθfʊl
worthful
ˈwɜːθfʊl
wrathful
ˈrɒθfʊl
youthful
ˈjuːθfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNFAITHFUL

unfailing
unfailingly
unfailingness
unfair
unfair dismissal
unfairer
unfairest
unfairly
unfairness
unfaith
unfaithfully
unfaithfulness
unfaked
unfallen
unfallible
unfalsifiable
unfaltering
unfalteringly
unfamed
unfamiliar

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNFAITHFUL

bashful
blushful
dishful
dispatchful
fishful
hushful
laughful
loathful
mouthful
old faithful
pouchful
pushful
refreshful
reproachful
speechful
stenchful
the faithful
unreproachful
watchful
wishful

Synonyms and antonyms of unfaithful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNFAITHFUL»

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

Translation of «unfaithful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNFAITHFUL

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

Translator English - Chinese

不诚实的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

infiel
570 millions of speakers

English

unfaithful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विश्वासघात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خَائِن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неверный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

infiel
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবিশ্বস্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

infidèle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak setia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

untreu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不貞な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부정한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora setya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không chung thủy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துரோகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अविश्वासू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vefasız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infedele
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niewierny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невірний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

necredincios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άπιστος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontrou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

otrogen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utro
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unfaithful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNFAITHFUL»

The term «unfaithful» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.316 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNFAITHFUL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unfaithful» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unfaithful» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNFAITHFUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unfaithful.
1
Brigitte Bardot
It's better to be unfaithful than faithful without wanting to be.
2
Brigitte Bardot
It is better to be unfaithful than to be faithful without wanting to be.
3
Jorge Luis Borges
The original is unfaithful to the translation.
4
Charlotte Bunch
America is like an unfaithful love who promises us more than we got.
5
Donald Cargill
But go on, valiant champion; you die not as a fool, though the apostate, unfaithful, and lukewarm ministers and professors of this generation think and say so.
6
Lydia Davis
Often, the idea that there can be a wide range of translations of one text doesn't occur to people - or that a translation could be bad, very bad, and unfaithful to the original.
7
Kevin DeYoung
God tells me that I need to provide for my family, discipline and teach my children, and love my wife as Christ loves the church. If I don't do that, I'm being unfaithful and sinful.
8
Oriana Fallaci
Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man?
9
Jane Gardam
For years, there was no man in the house when my husband was off on law cases in the Far East. Without writing, I would have been bored and unfaithful, maybe both, and the children would have been hideously over-protected.
10
Jupiter Hammon
But this will not do, God will certainly punish you for stealing and for being unfaithful.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNFAITHFUL»

Discover the use of unfaithful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unfaithful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Unfaithful: Hope and Healing After Infidelity
You can have a relationship that you will both cherish for a lifetime. Ten years ago, Gary and Mona Shriver experienced the devastation caused by adultery, and in the course of trying to save themselves, they wrote this book.
Gary Shriver, Mona Shriver, 2009
2
Unfaithful
Ryan is a smart, successful and happily married business executive, but he can't stop thinking about the one woman he can't have - Olivia.
Devon Scott, 2010
3
Unfaithful: Rebuilding Trust After Infidelity
Written by a couple who experienced infidelity in their marriage, "Infidelity" asks if there is life after adultery.
Gary Shriver, Mona Shriver, 2005
4
Unfaithful: Confessions of a Cheating Heart
If you think you are getting played, or if you are contemplating on cheating, you better think again! The reader will be able to relate to this book simply because none of it is new.
G. L. Passmore, 2010
5
Unfaithful angels: how social work has abandoned its mission
In this provocative examination of the fall of the profession of social work from its original mission to aid and serve the underprivileged, Harry Specht and Mark Courtney show how America's excessive trust in individualistic solutions to ...
Harry Specht, Mark E. Courtney, 1994
6
Unfaithful
An original Ophelia that never did get reprinted. Peter Jason (Wayward) penned this tale of wife Louise and her husband, the gentle Hector.
Peter Jason, 2007
7
God's Unfaithful Wife: A Biblical Theology of Spiritual Adultery
Raymond Ortlund's contribution to the New Studies in Biblical Theology series argues that the vision of human marriage coming down to us through the book of Genesis provides a hermeneutic key for understanding Israel's historical ...
Raymond C. Ortlund, 2003
8
The Unfaithful Queen: A Novel of Henry VIII's Fifth Wife
The Unfaithful Queen lays bare the dark underbelly of the Tudor court, with its sugared rivalries and bitter struggles for power, where a girl of noble family could find herself sent to labor among the turnspits in the kitchens or—should ...
Carolly Erickson, 2012
9
Betrayal of Sacred Trust: Living with an Unfaithful Husband
Barbara Stuart has led many workshops with women who live with their unfaithful husbands, and it was from those sessions that the study was carried out, and later the birth of "Betrayal of Sacred Trust," which covers the following topics: ...
Barbara Stuart, 2005
10
The Unfaithful Widow: Fragmented Memoirs of My First Year Alone
Barth shares a collection of candid essays on finding joy after the loss of amate.
Barbara Barth, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNFAITHFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unfaithful is used in the context of the following news items.
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REVEALED: Top 10 names of people most likely to cheat on you
... have been able to analyse the names that are the most represented on the site.” And they've revealed the top 10 most unfaithful names of all time as a result. «Closer, May 15»
2
Which Premier League club has the most unfaithful fans?
For a second year running, the Blues have been revealed as having the most unfaithful supporters in England's top flight, according to leading extramarital ... «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Apr 15»
3
Elvis Costello to write memoir, Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink
The memoir, entitled Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink, will chart his four decades in music, and will offer the musician's “unique view of his unlikely and ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
4
Elvis Costello Penning Memoir 'Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink'
The man who penned "Everyday I Write the Book" has officially penned one himself. Elvis Costello's "unconventional but indelible memoir" Unfaithful Music ... «RollingStone.com, Mar 15»
5
Clowne: Teen stole hundreds of pounds worth of candles after …
“He had been unfaithful to her,” Mr King said. Bown moved back home but got involved with taking legal highs and was asked to move out by her mother. «Worksop Today, Feb 15»
6
4 in 10 Married Men Have Been Unfaithful
Almost a quarter of married men have been unfaithful, a survey by the ... men while they were single while men tend to be unfaithful while they are married. «The Chosun Ilbo, Feb 15»
7
I found your SEX LIST! Man discovers wife was unfaithful when he …
But it was a particularly nasty surprise for Bobby, who found out his wife Penny had been cheating on him when he came across a vile sex list on her laptop. «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 15»
8
Unfaithful partners would recommend cheating to friends
AN online dating website specifically for people already in relationships who want to cheat says a survey of their clients would recommend an affair to their ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jan 15»
9
Cheating on your other half can be inherited
The results showed that 63 per cent of unfaithful behaviour in men was down to inherited genes, and 40 per cent in women, rates which surprised the scientists, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
10
'Unfaithful' Bishop of Arundel and Brighton resigns
Bishop Kieran's statement did not specify in what way he had been "unfaithful" to his promises but it will be read in all Catholic churches over the weekend. «BBC News, Sep 14»

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