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Italian
Etymology
From Latin īnfidēlis. By surface analysis, in- (“un-, not”) + fedele (“faithful, loyal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.feˈde.le/, /in.feˈdɛ.le/[1]
- Rhymes: -ele, -ɛle
- Hyphenation: in‧fe‧dé‧le, in‧fe‧dè‧le
Adjective
infedele (plural infedeli)
- unfaithful, faithless, false
- Synonyms: falso, infido, malfido, sleale, traditore
- Antonyms: devoto, fedele, fidato, fido
- unfaithful, adulterous
- Synonyms: adultero, fedifrago, traditore
- Antonym: fedele
- un marito infedele ― an unfaithful husband
- unfaithful, inaccurate, inexact
- Synonyms: impreciso, inesatto
- Antonyms: fedele, letterale, testuale
- una traduzione infedele ― an inaccurate translation
- (religion) non-believing
- (religion, archaic) unbaptized
- Synonym: pagano
Noun
infedele m or f by sense (plural infedeli)
- infidel, nonbeliever
- (historical, derogatory) a non-Christian, especially a Muslim
- (derogatory) a non-Muslim, especially a Christian; giaour
- Synonym: giaurro
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