fidelity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: fidelity	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for fidelity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fidelity n accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal the quality of being faithful Synonym(s): fidelity, faithfulness Antonym(s): infidelity, unfaithfulness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fidelity \Fidel"ity\, n. [L. fidelitas: cf. F. fid[82]lit[82]. See {Fealty}.] Faithfulness; adherence to right; careful and exact observance of duty, or discharge of obligations. Especially: (a) Adherence to a person or party to which one is bound; loyalty. Whose courageous fidelity was proof to all danger. --Macaulay. The best security for the fidelity of men is to make interest coincide with duty. --A. Hamilton. (b) Adherence to the marriage contract. (c) Adherence to truth; veracity; honesty. The principal thing required in a witness is fidelity. --Hooker. Syn: Faithfulness; honesty; integrity; faith; loyalty; fealty.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fidelity, IL (village, FIPS 25960) Location: 39.15459 N, 90.16350 W Population (1990): 66 (27 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62030 Fidelity, MO (town, FIPS 24112) Location: 37.08201 N, 94.30947 W Population (1990): 235 (98 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)