firm, loyal, truehearted, fast
(adjective) unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; âa firm allyâ; âloyal supportersâ; âthe true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoeâ- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; âfast friendsâ
loyal
(adjective) steadfast in allegiance or duty; âloyal subjectsâ; âloyal friends stood by himâ
patriotic, loyal
(adjective) inspired by love for your country
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Loyal
A town in Oklahoma
A city in Wisconsin
• Yolla, alloy, yallo
loyal (comparative loyaler or loyaller, superlative loyalest)
Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
Firm in allegiance to a person or institution.
Faithful to a person or cause.
• disloyal
• fickle
• treacherous
• Yolla, alloy, yallo
Source: Wiktionary
Loy"al, a. Etym: [F. loyal, OF. loial, leial, L. legalis, fr. lex, legis, law. See Legal, and cf. Leal.]
1. Faithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince or sovereign to whom one is subject; unswerving in allegiance. Welcome, sir John ! But why come you in arms -To help King Edward in his time of storm, As every loyal subject ought to do. Shak.
2. True to any person or persons to whom one owes fidelity, especially as a wife to her husband, lovers to each other, and friend to friend; constant; faithful to a cause or a principle. Your true and loyal wife. Shak. Unhappy both, but loyaltheir loves. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
