loyal
Syllables: loy·al/ˈlɔɪəl/
loyal adjective: having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
Adjective
loyal (comparative more loyal, superlative most loyal)
- Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
- Dogs are very loyal animals, which is why they make wonderful pets.
- George is a loyal and loving husband.
- Firm in allegiance to a person or institution; allegiant.
- Faithful to a person or cause.
- We must remain loyal to the mission.
Proper noun capitalized: Loyal
Loyal (countable and uncountable, plural Loyals)
- A surname from French.
- A town in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States.
- A city in Clark County, Wisconsin, United States.
loyal meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
loyal in Hindi
- firm in allegiance to a person or institution
- निष्ठावान niṣṭhāvān, वफादार vaphādār, वफ़ादार vafādār
loyal in Tamil
- விசுவாசமுள்ள
loyal in Marathi
- निष्ठावान, निष्ठावंत
loyal in Urdu
- firm in allegiance to a person or institution
- وفادار vafādār
More languagesFewer languages
- loyal in Bengali
- বিশ্বস্ত biśśosto, অনুগত onugoto
- loyal in Telugu
- నమ్మకమైన nammakamaina
- loyal in Malayalam
- വിശ്വസ്ത viśvasta
- loyal in Kannada
- ನಿಷ್ಠಾವಂತನಾದ, ನಿಯತ್ತುಳ್ಳ, ಆಡಿದಂತೆ ನಡೆಯುವ, ವಚನನಿಷ್ಠ
- loyal in Punjabi
- سچا saccā
- loyal in Sanskrit
- निष्ठावान् niṣṭhāvān, भक्त bhakta
- loyal in Nepali
- वफादार vaphādār, निष्ठावान niṣṭhāvān
- loyal in Pashto
- وفادار wafādãr
- loyal in Arabic
- وَفِيّ wafiyy, مُخْلِص muḵliṣ, مُوَالٍ muwālin
- loyal in Malay
- setia, loyal
- loyal in Indonesian
- setia, loyal
- loyal in Persian
- وفادار vafâdâr, باوفا bâvafâ
- loyal in Thai
- ซื่อสัตย์ sʉ̂ʉ-sàt, จงรัก jong-rák, ซื่อตรง sʉ̂ʉ-dtrong, ซื่อ sʉ̂ʉ
- loyal in Vietnamese
- trung thành
- loyal in Myanmar
- သစ္စာရှိ saccahri.
Examples of loyal in a sentence
- My dog Fido has been a loyal pet for ten years.
- The emperor elevated several loyal families to the status of patricians.
- Captain Bligh and some loyal crewmen were cast adrift in the middle of the Pacific.
Antonyms of loyal
Forms of loyal
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more loyal |
| superlative | most loyal |
| alternative form (obsolete) | loyall |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Loyals |
Origin of loyal
Borrowed from Middle French loyal, from Old French loial, leial, leal, from Latin lēgālis. Doublet of legal and leal.
Borrowed from French Loyal.
Words formed from loyal
Phrases with loyal
Words that rhyme with loyal
Questions about loyal
- What does loyal mean?
- Loyal means having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
- What is loyal in Hindi?
- Loyal in Hindi is निष्ठावान (niṣṭhāvān), वफादार (vaphādār), वफ़ादार (vafādār). See Loyal meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is loyal?
- Loyal can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce loyal?
- Loyal is pronounced /ˈlɔɪəl/.
Words near loyal in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: loyal (page history and authors); Loyal (page history and authors); loyal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); loyal (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); വിശ്വസ്ത (Malayalam) (page history and authors); loyal (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); سچا (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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