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in·teg·ri·ty Audio Help /ɪnˈtɛgrɪti/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[in-teg-ri-tee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
2. the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished: to preserve the integrity of the empire.
3. a sound, unimpaired, or perfect condition: the integrity of a ship’s hull.

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[Origin: 1400–50; late ME integrite L integritâs. See integer, -ity]

—Synonyms 1. rectitude, probity, virtue. See honor.
—Antonyms 1. dishonesty.

Modern Language Association (MLA):
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integrity

noun
1. 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”
2. moral soundness; “he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business"; “they admired his scrupulous professional integrity”

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Integrity

In*teg"ri*ty\, n. [L. integritas: cf. F. int[’e]grit[’e]. See Integer, and cf. Entirety.]

1. The state or quality of being entire or complete; wholeness; entireness; unbroken state; as, the integrity of an empire or territory. –Sir T. More.

2. Moral soundness; honesty; freedom from corrupting influence or motive; – used especially with reference to the fulfillment of contracts, the discharge of agencies, trusts, and the like; uprightness; rectitude.

The moral grandeur of independent integrity is the sublimest thing in nature. –Buckminster.

Their sober zeal, integrity. and worth. –Cowper.

3. Unimpaired, unadulterated, or genuine state; entire correspondence with an original condition; purity.

Language continued long in its purity and integrity. –Sir M. Hale.

Syn: Honesty; uprightness; rectitude. See Probity. (Below)

Integrity

Prob"i*ty\, n. [F. probit[’e], fr. L. probitas, fr. probus good, proper, honest. Cf. Prove.] Tried virtue or integrity; approved moral excellence; honesty; rectitude; uprightness. “Probity of mind.” –Pope.

Syn: Probity, Integrity.

Usage: Probity denotes unimpeachable honesty and virtue, shown especially by the performance of those obligations, called imperfect, which the laws of the state do not reach, and can not enforce. Integrity denotes a whole-hearted honesty, and especially that which excludes all injustice that might favor one’s self. It has a peculiar reference to uprightness in mutual dealings, transfer of property, and the execution of trusts for others. Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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