loyal

loy·al
L1O1Y4A1L1
/ˈlɔɪəl/

adjective

Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.

“We must remain loyal to the mission.”

Similar
allegiantdoglikehard-corehardcorelealpatrioticchauvinisticflag-waving
Opposite
disloyalfickletreacherous
OriginMiddle French loyal ← Old French loial, leial, leal ← Latin lēgālis →
CommonScrabble 8
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Meanings

loyal1

adjectiveloyal (comparative more loyal, superlative most loyal)

comparative more loyal · superlative most loyal · alternative obsolete loyall

  1. Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.

    George is a loyal and loving husband.

    1 more example

    Dogs are very loyal animals, which is why they make wonderful pets.

  2. Firm in allegiance to a person or institution; allegiant.
  3. Faithful to a person or cause.

    We must remain loyal to the mission.

Loyal2

proper nounLoyal (countable and uncountable, plural Loyals)

plural Loyals

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
disloyalfickletreacherous

adjectivesteadfast in allegiance or duty

Similar
allegiantdoglikehard-corehardcoreleal
Opposite
disloyal

adjectiveinspired by love for your country

Similar
patrioticchauvinisticflag-wavingjingoistic

adjectiveunwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause

Similar
firmtrueheartedfastfaithful
Also see
allegiantchauvinisticdoglikefaithfulfastfirmflag-wavinghardcorejingoisticlealliegenationalisticpatrioticstalwartsuperpatrioticultranationalistic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

loyal · adjective

  1. Latinlēgālis
  2. Old Frenchloial, leial, leal
  3. Middle Frenchloyal
  4. Englishloyal

Borrowed from Middle French loyal, from Old French loial, leial, leal, from Latin lēgālis. Doublet of legal and leal.

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Loyal · proper noun

  1. FrenchLoyal
  2. EnglishLoyal

Borrowed from French Loyal.

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Translations

Afrikaans lojaal
  • lojaalfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Arabic وَفِيّ, مُخْلِص
  • وَفِيّ (wafiyy)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • مُخْلِص (muḵliṣ)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • مُوَالٍ (muwālin)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
Bengali বিশ্বস্ত, অনুগত
  • বিশ্বস্ত (biśśosto)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • অনুগত (onugoto)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
Bulgarian ве́рен, пре́дан
  • ве́рен (véren)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • пре́дан (prédan)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • лоя́лен (lojálen)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
Catalan lleial
  • lleialfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Chinese Mandarin 忠誠 /忠诚, 忠貞 /忠贞
  • 忠誠 /忠诚 (zhōngchéng)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • 忠貞 /忠贞 (zhōngzhēn)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • 忠實 /忠实 (zhōngshí)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
Czech věrný, loajální
  • věrnýfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • loajálnífirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Danish loyal, trofast
  • loyalfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • trofastfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Dutch loyaal, getrouw
  • loyaalfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • getrouwfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Esperanto lojala
  • lojalafirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Estonian ustav, lojaalne
  • ustavfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • lojaalnefirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • truufirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Finnish lojaali, uskollinen
  • lojaalifirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • uskollinenfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
French loyal, fidèle
  • loyalfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • fidèlefirm in allegiance to a person or institution
German loyal, treu
  • loyalfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • treufirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Greek πιστός
  • πιστός (pistós)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
Hebrew נֶאֱמָן
  • נֶאֱמָן (ne'emán)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
Hindi निष्ठावान, वफादार
  • निष्ठावान (niṣṭhāvān)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • वफादार (vaphādār)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • वफ़ादार (vafādār)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
Hungarian hű, hűséges
  • hűfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • hűségesfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • lojálisfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Icelandic tryggur, trúr
  • tryggurfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • trúrfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • dyggurfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • hollurfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Indonesian setia, loyal
  • setiafirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • loyalfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Italian leale, ligio
  • lealefirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • ligiofirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • fedelefirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Japanese 忠実な, 忠誠な
  • 忠実な (chūjitsu na)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • 忠誠な (chūsei na)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
Korean 충실하다, 충성하다
  • 충실하다 (chungsilhada)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • 충성하다 (chungseonghada)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
Latin fīdus, fīdēlis
  • fīdusfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • fīdēlisfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Latvian uzticīgs, lojāls
  • uzticīgsfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • lojālsfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Lithuanian ištikimas, lojalus
  • ištikimasfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • lojalusfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Malay setia, loyal
  • setiafirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • loyalfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Māori piripono, pirihonga
  • piriponofirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • pirihongafirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Norwegian Bokmål lojal, trofast
  • lojalfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • trofastfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Persian وفادار, باوفا
  • وفادار (vafâdâr)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • باوفا (bâvafâ)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
Polish lojalny, oddany
  • lojalnyfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • oddanyfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Portuguese leal, fiel
  • lealfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • fielfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Romanian fidel, loial
  • fidelfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • loialfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Russian ве́рный, пре́данный
  • ве́рный (vérnyj)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • пре́данный (prédannyj)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • лоя́льный (lojálʹnyj)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
Scottish Gaelic dìleas
  • dìleasfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Slovak verný, lojálni
  • vernýfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • lojálnifirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Spanish leal
  • lealfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Swedish lojal
  • lojalfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Thai ซื่อสัตย์, จงรัก
  • ซื่อสัตย์ (sʉ̂ʉ-sàt)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • จงรัก (jong-rák)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • ซื่อตรง (sʉ̂ʉ-dtrong)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • ซื่อ (sʉ̂ʉ)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
Turkish sadık, vefalı
  • sadıkfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • vefalıfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • dayanışmafirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • bağlılıklıfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Ukrainian ві́рний, ві́дданий
  • ві́рний (vírnyj)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • ві́дданий (víddanyj)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • лоя́льний (lojálʹnyj)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
Urdu وفادار
  • وفادار (vafādār)firm in allegiance to a person or institution
Vietnamese trung thành
  • trung thànhfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Welsh cywir, ffyddlon
  • cywirfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
  • ffyddlonfirm in allegiance to a person or institution
Yiddish געטרײַ
  • געטרײַ (getray)firm in allegiance to a person or institution

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with loyal

royaltoilmohelAnnapolis Royal
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Anagrams

alloyYollayallo
Cite this entry
APA

loyal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loyal

MLA

“loyal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loyal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loyal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loyal.

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