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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. steadfast in allegiance or duty;
- Example: "loyal subjects"
- Example: "loyal friends stood by him"

2. inspired by love for your country;
[syn: patriotic, loyal]

3. unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause;
- Example: "a firm ally"
- Example: "loyal supporters"
- Example: "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison
- Example: "fast friends"
[syn: firm, loyal, truehearted, fast(a)]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Loyal \Loy"al\, a. [F. loyal, OF. loial, leial, L. legalis, fr. lex, legis, law. See Legal, and cf. Leal.] [1913 Webster] 1. Faithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince or sovereign to whom one is subject; unswerving in allegiance. [1913 Webster] Welcome, sir John ! But why come you in arms ? To help King Edward in his time of storm, As every loyal subject ought to do. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. True to any person or persons to whom one owes fidelity, especially as a wife to her husband, lovers to each other, and friend to friend; constant; faithful to a cause or a principle. [1913 Webster] Your true and loyal wife. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Unhappy both, but loyaltheir loves. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

loyal adj 1: steadfast in allegiance or duty; "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him" [ant: disloyal] 2: inspired by love for your country [syn: patriotic, loyal] [ant: disloyal, unpatriotic] 3: unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends" [syn: firm, loyal, truehearted, fast(a)]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

144 Moby Thesaurus words for "loyal": abandoned, acquiescent, active, afire, ardent, assiduous, burning, committed, compliant, complying, conforming, conscientious, consistent, constant, continuing, dedicated, dependable, devoted, devout, diligent, dogged, duteous, dutiful, earnest, enduring, faithful, fervent, fervid, fiery, firm, fixed, flaming, flinty, hearty, heated, hot, hot-blooded, immovable, immutable, impassioned, in earnest, inalterable, indefatigable, indomitable, industrious, inflexible, insistent, intense, intent, intent on, invincible, lasting, law-abiding, liege, marble-constant, meticulous, mindful, never-tiring, obedient, observant, obstinate, on fire, passionate, patient, patient as Job, patriotic, perfervid, permanent, perseverant, persevering, persistent, persisting, pertinacious, plodding, plugging, practicing, preoccupied, punctilious, punctual, rapt, red-hot, regardful, relentless, reliable, resolute, scrupulous, sedulous, serious, set, settled, sincere, single-minded, sleepless, slogging, sot, spirited, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, steely, stubborn, submissive, tenacious, tireless, true, true-blue, trusted, trustworthy, trusty, unabating, unbending, unconquerable, undaunted, undeflectable, undiscouraged, undrooping, unfailing, unfaltering, unflagging, unflappable, unflinching, unintermitting, uninterrupted, unnodding, unrelaxing, unrelenting, unremitting, unshaken, unsleeping, unswerving, untiring, unwavering, unwearied, unwearying, unwinking, unyielding, utterly attentive, vehement, warm, weariless, white-hot, willing, zealous
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

LOYAL. Legal; according to law; as, loyal matrimony, a lawful marriage; attached to the existing law.
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Loyal, WI -- U.S. city in Wisconsin Population (2000): 1308 Housing Units (2000): 576 Land area (2000): 1.374274 sq. miles (3.559353 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.374274 sq. miles (3.559353 sq. km) FIPS code: 46075 Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55 Location: 44.737541 N, 90.496551 W ZIP Codes (1990): 54446 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Loyal, WI Loyal
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Loyal, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 81 Housing Units (2000): 43 Land area (2000): 0.078624 sq. miles (0.203634 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.078624 sq. miles (0.203634 sq. km) FIPS code: 44300 Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40 Location: 35.973684 N, 98.119052 W ZIP Codes (1990): 73756 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Loyal, OK Loyal