infedele

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)

  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

References
  1. infedele in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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