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Modeled after, and postdating, high fidelity and low fidelity.

形容詞

no fidelity (comparative more no fidelity, superlative most no fidelity)

1. (sound, hyperbolic, humorous) Extremely low fidelity.

   Alternative forms: no-fi, NoFi, nofi (clipped compounds)

   Antonyms: high fidelity, hi-fi, HiFi, hifi

   Near-synonyms: low fidelity, lo-fi, LoFi, lofi

   He busted out an ancient no-fidelity tabletop radio and proceeded to play some tinny music from the AM dial.

2. (sound, humorous) Involving no electronics at all, being an original (unreproduced) noise.

   Get a load of my no-fidelity radio: my neighbor is singing off-tune while he weeds his garden.

   Alternative forms: no-fi, NoFi, nofi (clipped compounds)

   Antonyms: high fidelity, hi-fi, HiFi, hifi

   Coordinate terms: low fidelity, lo-fi, LoFi, lofi

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