in·teg·ri·ty
(ĭn-tĕg′rĭ-tē)n.
1. Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code: a leader of great integrity.
2. The state of being unimpaired; soundness: The building's integrity remained intact following the mild earthquake.
3. The quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness: replaced a lost book to restore the integrity of his collection.
[Middle English integrite, from Old French, from Latin integritās, soundness, from integer, whole, complete; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]
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integrity
(ɪnˈtɛɡrɪtɪ)n
1. adherence to moral principles; honesty
2. the quality of being unimpaired; soundness
3. unity; wholeness
[C15: from Latin integritās; see integer]
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in•teg•ri•ty
(ɪnˈtɛg rɪ ti)n.
1. uncompromising adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
2. the state of being whole or entire: to preserve the integrity of the empire.
3. a sound or unimpaired condition.
syn: See honor.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
integrity
- integrity - Data's consistency and freedom from corruption.
- moral turpitude - Evil character or lack of integrity.
- probity - Integrity, uprightness of character.
- prove - From Latin probare, meaning "to test," it is literally to "make (something) honest."
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  integrity - an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting; "the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development"; "he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia"state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" completeness - the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed incompleteness, rawness - the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect; "the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research"; "the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable" |
| 2. | integrity - moral soundness; "he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business"; "they admired his scrupulous professional integrity" character, fibre, fiber - the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer probity - complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles; "in a world where financial probity may not be widespread"; "he enjoys an exaggerated reputation for probity" honestness, honesty - the quality of being honest |
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integrity
noun
1. honesty, principle, honour, virtue, goodness, morality, purity, righteousness, probity, rectitude, truthfulness, trustworthiness, incorruptibility, uprightness, scrupulousness, reputability I have always regarded him as a man of integrity.
honesty corruption, dishonesty, immorality, disrepute, deceit, duplicity
honesty corruption, dishonesty, immorality, disrepute, deceit, duplicity
2. unity, unification, cohesion, coherence, wholeness, soundness, completeness Separatist movements are a threat to the integrity of the nation.
unity fragility, flimsiness, unsoundness
unity fragility, flimsiness, unsoundness
Quotations
"This above all: to thine own self be true" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]
"This above all: to thine own self be true" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]
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integrity
noun2. The quality of being honest:
3. The condition of being free from defects or flaws:
4. The state of being entirely whole:
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Translations
سَلامَه، كَمال
bezúhonostcelistvostintegritazásadovost
ærlighedintegritet
eheysrehellisyys
heiîarleiki
principingumas
godīgums
bezúhonnosť
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integrity
[ɪnˈtɛgrɪti] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
integrity
n
(= honesty) → Integrität f
(= wholeness) → Einheit f
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integrity
(inˈtegrəti) noun honesty. He is a man of absolute integrity.
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in·teg·ri·ty
n. integridad.
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