Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin fidēlitātem. By surface analysis, fidele (obsolete variant of fedele (faithful, loyal)) +‎ -ità (-ity, -ness). Doublet of fedeltà, probably an inheritance.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fi.de.liˈta/*
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: fi‧de‧li‧tà

Noun

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fidelità f (invariable)

  1. (literary, rare) fidelity, loyalty, faithfulness
    Synonyms: devozione, fedeltà, lealtà
    Antonym: infedeltà
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