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integrity

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in·teg·ri·ty  (n-tgr-t)
n.
1. Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
2. The state of being unimpaired; soundness.
3. The quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness.

[Middle English integrite, from Old French, from Latin integrits, soundness, from integer, whole, complete; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]

integrity
Noun
1. honesty
2. the quality of being whole or united: respect for a state's territorial integrity
3. the quality of being unharmed or sound: the integrity of the cell membrane [Latin integritas]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.integrityintegrity - 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

integrity
Translations
Spanish integrity [ɪnˈtɛgrɪtɪ] nhonradez f; rectitud f;
(COMPUT) → integridad f

French integrity [ɪnˈtɛgrɪtɪ] nintégrité f
German integrity [ɪnˈtɛgrɪtɪ] nIntegrität f;
(of group) → Einheit f;
(of culture, text) → Unversehrtheit f

Italian integrity [ɪnˈtɛgrɪtɪ] nintegrità

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For integrity used doth the one; but integrity professed, and with a manifest detestation of bribery, doth the other.
For instance, the upright man takes his character from the possession of the quality of integrity, but the name given him is not derived from the word 'integrity'.
The veteran soon caused this set of patriotic disinterestedness to be followed by another of private munificence, that, however little it accorded with prudence, was in perfect conformity with the simple integrity of his own views.
 
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