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# loyalty

noun (loyalty — uncountable; loyalties)

«loyalty» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Loyalty is being faithful and supportive to a person, group, team or country, and sticking with them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyalty/#m1)
2. Loyalties are the people or things you feel loyal to. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyalty/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and PSHE lessons loyalty is a value: good friends are loyal, keep promises and stand up for each other. Dogs are famous for loyalty. In everyday life shops have «loyalty cards» that give points to customers who come back. In stories a hero may have to choose between loyalty to a friend and doing what is right. Phrases: «loyalty to», «a sense of loyalty», «loyalty card», «divided loyalties».

### Examples

- Dogs are known for their loyalty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyalty/#x1)
- She showed great loyalty to her friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyalty/#x2)
- Loyalty means sticking with your team even when it loses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyalty/#x3)
- Mum collects points on her loyalty card. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyalty/#x4)
- The knight swore loyalty to the king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyalty/#x5)
- He felt torn between loyalty to his friend and telling the truth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyalty/#x6)
- Loyalty is an important part of friendship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyalty/#x7)
- The fans' loyalty never changed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyalty/#x8)
- All the people were most anxious to show their loyalty, and to enjoy themselves at the same time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyalty/#x9)

### Note

Uncountable usually. Adjective: loyal. Opposite: disloyalty. Trap: loyalty does not mean keeping a harmful secret — telling a trusted adult when someone is in danger is the right thing to do.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «loyalty» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loyalty/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«loyalty» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/loyalty.html) on Mova free.