faith´less|ness

faith´less|ness
faith|less «FAYTH lihs», adjective.
1. not true to duty or to one's promises; not loyal: »

That traitor was faithless to his country.

SYNONYM(S): disloyal, false, inconstant, fickle, perfidious.
2. that cannot be trusted; not reliable: »

a faithless coward. Yonder faithless phantom flies to lure thee to thy doom (Oliver Goldsmith).

 SYNONYM(S): unstable.
3. a) without faith, especially religious faith; unbelieving: »

He lived a faithless life.

SYNONYM(S): incredulous, skeptical, doubting. b) (among Christians) without Christian faith.
–faith´less|ly, adverb.
–faith´less|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • faith|less — «FAYTH lihs», adjective. 1. not true to duty or to one s promises; not loyal: »That traitor was faithless to his country. SYNONYM(S): disloyal, false, inconstant, fickle, perfidious. 2. that cannot be trusted; not reliable: »a faithless coward.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • art´less|ness — art|less «AHRT lihs», adjective. 1. a) without any trickery, guile, or deceit: »He sets about promoting his plans with an artless good faith which confounds his cynical court (Saturday Review). b) made or done without knowledge of social customs; …   Useful english dictionary

  • Christ´less|ness — Christ|less «KRYST lihs», adjective. without Christ; lacking Christian spirit or faith; unchristian. –Christ´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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  • art´less|ly — art|less «AHRT lihs», adjective. 1. a) without any trickery, guile, or deceit: »He sets about promoting his plans with an artless good faith which confounds his cynical court (Saturday Review). b) made or done without knowledge of social customs; …   Useful english dictionary

  • art|less — «AHRT lihs», adjective. 1. a) without any trickery, guile, or deceit: »He sets about promoting his plans with an artless good faith which confounds his cynical court (Saturday Review). b) made or done without knowledge of social customs; simple:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Christ|less — «KRYST lihs», adjective. without Christ; lacking Christian spirit or faith; unchristian. –Christ´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • faithlessness — faith·less·ness …   English syllables

  • faithless — faith|less [ feıθləs ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY not loyal or honest ╾ faith|less|ness noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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