adultère

Definitions of adultère
  1. noun
    the quality of being unfaithful
    synonyms: déloyauté, infidélité
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    antonyms:
    fidélité
    the quality of being faithful
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    fausseté
    unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous
    déloyauté
    the quality of being disloyal
    trahison
    disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior
    déloyauté, perfidie
    betrayal of a trust
    type of:
    caractéristique, propriété
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
  2. noun
    extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
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    type of:
    relation extra-conjugal
    sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another
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