faithful
steadfast in affection or allegiance
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,500 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,186 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- steadfast in affection or allegiance years of faithful servicefaithful employees
- marked by fidelity to an original also: close a close translationa faithful copy of the portrait
- not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend he remained faithful to his wife
noun
- any loyal and steadfast following
- a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church also: congregation, fold
faithful in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Ah, ha! perhaps some relation to Bartja's faithful fair one!
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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For a few weeks, indeed, he was faithful to his pledge.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Somewhat out of breath, and shaky, I reached my faithful rifle.
In the Wilderness · Charles Dudley Warner · Chapter 1
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Out spake the King to Henrik, his young and faithful squire "Dar'st trust thy little Elsie, the maid of thy desire?"
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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She had been thinking a good deal about her dress--this particular faithful one which she had already worn through a twelvemonth.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1