The difference between Faithful and Loose

When used as nouns, faithful means the practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause, whereas loose means the release of an arrow.

When used as adjectives, faithful means loyal, whereas loose means not fixed in place tightly or firmly.

Loose is also interjection with the meaning: begin shooting.

Loose is also verb with the meaning: to let loose, to free from restraints.

check bellow for the other definitions of Faithful and Loose

  1. Faithful as an adjective:

    Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.

    Examples:

    "My dog is a very faithful dog: he doesn't like to be petted by anybody else."

  2. Faithful as an adjective:

    Having faith.

  3. Faithful as an adjective:

    Reliable; worthy of trust.

    Examples:

    "My servant is very faithful."

  4. Faithful as an adjective:

    Consistent with reality.

    Examples:

    "I would consider that a very faithful reproduction."

  5. Faithful as an adjective:

    Engaging in sexual relations only with one's spouse or long-term sexual partner.

    Examples:

    "They had been faithful to each other all of their married life."

  6. Faithful as an adjective:

    (mathematics) Injective in specific contexts, e.g. of representations in representation or functors in category theory.

  1. Faithful as a noun (in the plural):

    The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.

    Examples:

    "The faithful pray five times a day."

  2. Faithful as a noun:

    Someone or something that is faithful or reliable.

  1. Loose as a verb (transitive):

    To let loose, to free from restraints.

  2. Loose as a verb (transitive):

    To unfasten, to loosen.

  3. Loose as a verb (transitive):

    To make less tight, to loosen.

  4. Loose as a verb (intransitive):

    Of a grip or hold, to let go.

  5. Loose as a verb (archery):

    to shoot (an arrow)

  6. Loose as a verb (obsolete):

    To set sail.

  7. Loose as a verb (obsolete):

    To solve; to interpret.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

  1. Loose as an adjective:

    Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.

    Examples:

    "This wheelbarrow has a loose wheel."

  2. Loose as an adjective:

    Not held or packaged together.

    Examples:

    "You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose."

  3. Loose as an adjective:

    Not under control.

    Examples:

    "The dog is loose again."

  4. Loose as an adjective:

    Not fitting closely

    Examples:

    "I wear loose clothes when it is hot."

  5. Loose as an adjective:

    Not compact.

    Examples:

    "It is difficult walking on loose gravel."

    "a cloth of loose texture"

  6. Loose as an adjective:

    Relaxed.

    Examples:

    "She danced with a loose flowing movement."

  7. Loose as an adjective:

    Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.

    Examples:

    "a loose way of reasoning"

  8. Loose as an adjective:

    Indiscreet.

    Examples:

    "Loose talk costs lives."

  9. Loose as an adjective (dated):

    Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.

  10. Loose as an adjective (not comparable, sports):

    Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.

    Examples:

    "He caught an elbow going after a loose ball."

    "The puck was momentarily loose right in front of the net."

  11. Loose as an adjective (dated):

    Not costive; having lax bowels.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek John Locke"

  1. Loose as a noun (archery):

    The release of an arrow.

  2. Loose as a noun (obsolete):

    A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.

  3. Loose as a noun (rugby):

    All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).

  4. Loose as a noun:

    Freedom from restraint.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Prior"

  5. Loose as a noun:

    A letting go; discharge.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Ben Jonson"

  1. Loose as a verb:

    Examples:

    "I'm going to loose this game."

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