leal

1. (Scotland) Loyal, honest.
2. (Scotland) True, genuine.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/liːl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: leel

In summary

Inherited from Middle English leel, lel, borrowed from Anglo-Norman leal and Old French leial, from Latin lēgālis. Doublet of loyal and legal.

Synonyms

loyal

bona fide

close

constant

devoted

faithful

fast

for real

genuine

honest

honest-to-goodness

staunch

steadfast

true

truehearted

true to type

unswerving

fair dinkum

true to

dinkum

straight dinkum

undoctored

allegiant

dinky-die

Translations

πιστός

τίμιος

echt

wahr

wirklich

original

αληθινός

αυθεντικός

γνήσιος

authentique

véritable

genuino

autentico

authenticus

echt