no fidelity

See also: no-fi, NoFi, and nofi

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

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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