"fidèle" meaning in All languages combined

See fidèle on Wiktionary

Adjective [French]

IPA: /fi.dɛl/ Audio: Fr-fidèle.ogg Forms: fidèles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fidēlis (“loyal”), replaced the inherited Old French fedel, fëel (cf. French féal). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|fidēlis||loyal}} Borrowed from Latin fidēlis (“loyal”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} fidèle (plural fidèles)
  1. loyal
    Sense id: en-fidèle-fr-adj-zAP0ArDs
  2. faithful
    Sense id: en-fidèle-fr-adj-S2OpAXsJ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Personality Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 14 70 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 89 11 Disambiguation of Personality: 0 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: loyal Derived forms: fidèle au poste, fidèlement, fidéliser, fidélité

Noun [French]

IPA: /fi.dɛl/ Audio: Fr-fidèle.ogg Forms: fidèles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fidēlis (“loyal”), replaced the inherited Old French fedel, fëel (cf. French féal). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|fidēlis||loyal}} Borrowed from Latin fidēlis (“loyal”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} fidèle m (plural fidèles)
  1. a believer Tags: masculine Synonyms: croyant Derived forms: banc de fidèle
    Sense id: en-fidèle-fr-noun-SXa6IyGS Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 54 46

Inflected forms

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