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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fidelity \Fi*del"i*ty\, noun [L. fidelitas: cf. F. fid['e]lit['e]. 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
fidelity
noun
1: accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal
2: the quality of being faithful [syn: {faithfulness}] [ant: {infidelity}, {infidelity}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
130 Moby Thesaurus words for "fidelity": abandon, absoluteness, accuracy, adherence, adhesion, allegiance, application, ardency, ardor, assiduity, assiduousness, attachment, attention to fact, bona fides, bond, bonne foi, bulldog tenacity, care for truth, commitment, committedness, concentration, constancy, correctness, dedication, delicacy, dependability, devotedness, devotion, devoutness, diligence, dogged perseverance, doggedness, earnestness, endurance, engrossment, exactitude, exactness, faith, faithfulness, faultlessness, fealty, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fineness, fire, firmness, flawlessness, good faith, heartiness, heat, heatedness, homage, impassionedness, indefatigability, industriousness, industry, insistence, insistency, intensity, intentness, literalism, literality, literalness, loyalty, mathematical precision, meticulousness, niceness, nicety, obstinacy, passion, passionateness, patience, patience of Job, perfection, permanence, perseverance, persistence, persistency, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, piety, plodding, plugging, preciseness, precision, preoccupation, refinement, relentlessness, reliability, resolution, right, rightness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, sedulity, sedulousness, seriousness, severity, sincerity, single-mindedness, singleness of purpose, slogging, spirit, stability, stamina, staunchness, staying power, steadfastness, steadiness, stick-to-itiveness, strictness, stubbornness, subtlety, tenaciousness, tenacity, textualism, the letter, tie, tirelessness, troth, true blue, trueness, trustworthiness, unremittingness, unswerving attention, vehemence, warmth, zeal
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
FIDELITY, noun A virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
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)
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Fidelity, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 105 Housing Units (2000): 44 Land area (2000): 0.111560 sq. miles (0.288938 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.111560 sq. miles (0.288938 sq. km) FIPS code: 25960 Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 39.154636 N, 90.163947 W ZIP Codes (1990): 62030 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Fidelity, IL Fidelity
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Fidelity, MO -- U.S. town in Missouri Population (2000): 252 Housing Units (2000): 106 Land area (2000): 0.967454 sq. miles (2.505695 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.967454 sq. miles (2.505695 sq. km) FIPS code: 24120 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 37.078350 N, 94.312165 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Fidelity, MO Fidelity
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