infedele

Italian

Etymology

From Latin īnfidēlis. By surface analysis, in- (“un-, not”) +‎ fedele (“faithful, loyal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.feˈde.le/, /in.feˈdɛ.le/
• Rhymes: -ele, -ɛle
• Hyphenation: in‧fe‧dé‧le, in‧fe‧dè‧le

Adjective

infedele (plural infedeli)

1. unfaithful, faithless, false

   Synonyms: falso, infido, malfido, sleale, traditore

   Antonyms: devoto, fedele, fidato, fido

2. unfaithful, adulterous

   Synonyms: adultero, fedifrago, traditore

   Antonym: fedele

   un marito infedele ― an unfaithful husband

3. unfaithful, inaccurate, inexact

   Synonyms: impreciso, inesatto

   Antonyms: fedele, letterale, testuale

   una traduzione infedele ― an inaccurate translation

4. (religion) non-believing
5. (religion, archaic) unbaptized

   Synonym: pagano

Noun

infedele m or f by sense (plural infedeli)

1. infidel, nonbeliever
2. (historical, derogatory) a non-Christian, especially a Muslim
3. (derogatory) a non-Muslim, especially a Christian; giaour

   Synonym: giaurro

Derived terms

• infedelmente

Related terms

• fedele
• infedeltà
• infido