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English Dictionary: unfaithfulness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unfaithfulness
n
  1. the quality of being unfaithful [syn: infidelity, unfaithfulness]
    Antonym(s): faithfulness, fidelity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Unfaithful \Un*faith"ful\, a.
      1. Not faithful; not observant of promises, vows, allegiance,
            or duty; violating trust or confidence; treacherous;
            perfidious; as, an unfaithful subject; an unfaithful agent
            or servant.
  
                     My feet, through wine, unfaithful to their weight.
                                                                              --Pope.
  
                     His honor rooted in dishonor stood, And faith
                     unfaithful kept him falsely true.      --Tennyson.
  
      2. Not possessing faith; infidel. [R.] --Milton. --
            {Un*faith"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Un*faith"ful*ness}, n.
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