high fidelity

noun

The electronic reproduction of a given sound or image with relatively high accuracy.

Similar
hi-fi
Opposite
low fidelitylo-fiLoFino fidelityno-fi
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Meanings

nounhigh fidelity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe electronic reproduction of a given sound or image with relatively high accuracy.

    High Fidelity is an attempt to minimize the effect of the electro-mechanical means necessary to the reproduction of music.

    1954 November 13, “The low-down on high fidelity”, in Billboard, page 127

    Antonyms: low fidelity, lo-fi, LoFi, lofi, no fidelity, no-fi, NoFi, nofi

  2. uncountableA high-quality reproduction of sound.

    AFTER 500 PLAYS OUR HIGH FIDELITY TAPE STILL DELIVERS HIGH FIDELITY

    1980 December 20, Maxell (advertisement), Billboard, page 75
adjectivehigh fidelity (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCharacterized by minimal distortion.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe electronic reproduction of a given sound or image with relatively high accuracy.

Opposite
low fidelitylo-fiLoFilofino fidelityno-fiNoFinofi

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe reproduction of sound with little or no distortion

Similar
hi-fi
Broader
sound reproduction
Also see
hi-fi

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From the idea of strong lifelikeness, being very much true to life, a faithful reproduction of the original sounds that were recorded, with very little loss of information.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 高保真
  • 高保真 (gāobǎozhēn)electronic system
Esperanto altfidelo
  • altfideloelectronic system
Estonian kõrge helikvaliteediga
  • kõrge helikvaliteedigaelectronic system
Finnish hifi
  • hifielectronic system
French haute-fidélité
  • haute-fidélitéelectronic system
Greek υψηλή πιστότητα
  • υψηλή πιστότητα (ypsilí pistótita)electronic system
Irish ard-dílseacht
  • ard-dílseachtelectronic system
Japanese ハイファイ
  • ハイファイ (haifai)electronic system
Romanian înaltă fidelitate
  • înaltă fidelitateelectronic system
Russian хай-фа́й
  • хай-фа́й (xaj-fáj)electronic system
Spanish alta fidelidad
  • alta fidelidadelectronic system
Cite this entry
APA

high fidelity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20fidelity

MLA

“high fidelity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20fidelity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high fidelity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20fidelity.

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