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loyal

/ˈlɔɪəl/

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What does loyal mean?

adjective

  1. Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
  2. Firm in allegiance to a person or institution; allegiant.
  3. Faithful to a person or cause.
More meanings (3)

proper noun

  1. A surname from French.
  2. A town in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States.
  3. A city in Clark County, Wisconsin, United States.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈlɔɪəl/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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She was a loyal friend to all animals, and she loved them all, birds, beasts, and everything—even snakes—an inheritance from me.
Mark TwainWhat Is Man? and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #70
Secretly Wendy sympathised with them a little, but she was far too loyal a housewife to listen to any complaints against father.
J. M. (James Matthew) BarriePeter Pan : $b [Peter and Wendy]Project Gutenberg ebook #16
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For a young woman to dream that she works in a knitting-mill, denotes that she will have a worthy and loyal lover.
Gustavus Hindman MillerTen Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream A Scientific and Practical ExpositionProject Gutenberg ebook #926
To identify one's self with a winning cause, party, or leader, also, is infinitely easier than to be loyal to a loser.
Walter Dill ScottIncreasing Human Efficiency in Business A Contribution to the Psychology of BusinessProject Gutenberg ebook #1319
Upon this occasion the Irish chieftains contended which should first offer to the young Prince their loyal homage and the kiss of peace.
Walter ScottIvanhoe: A RomanceProject Gutenberg ebook #82