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–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.

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

]

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

—Antonyms 1. dishonesty.

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in·teg·ri·ty Audio Help (ĭn-těg'rĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
n.

Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
The state of being unimpaired; soundness.
The quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness.

[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

c.1450, "wholeness, perfect condition," from O.Fr. integrité, from L. integritatem (nom. integritas) "soundness, wholeness," from integer "whole" (see integer). Sense of "uncorrupted virtue" is from 1548.

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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 [inˈtegrəti] noun

honesty
Example: He is a man of absolute integrity.

Arabic:	سَلامَه، كَمال
Chinese (Simplified):	诚实
Chinese (Traditional):	誠實
Czech:	bezúhonnost
Danish:	integritet; ærlighed
Dutch:	integriteit
Estonian:	ausameelsus
Finnish:	rehellisyys
French:	intégrité
German:	die Rechtschaffenheit
Greek:	ακεραιότητα, εντιμότητα
Hungarian:	becsületesség
Icelandic:	heiðarleiki
Indonesian:	kejujuran
Italian:	integrità

Japanese:	誠実
Korean:	정직
Latvian:	godīgums
Lithuanian:	sąžiningumas, principingumas
Norwegian:	hederlighet, ærlighet, integritet
Polish:	prawość
Portuguese (Brazil):	integridade
Portuguese (Portugal):	integridade
Romanian:	integritate
Russian:	честность
Slovak:	bezúhonnosť
Slovenian:	poštenost
Spanish:	integridad
Swedish:	integritet
Turkish:	doğruluk, dürüstlük

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in·teg·ri·ty (n-tgr-t)
n.

The state of being unimpaired; soundness or wholeness.

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Main Entry: in·teg·ri·ty
Pronunciation: in-'teg-r&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: an unimpaired condition <personality function depends greatly upon the integrity of brain function —Diagnostic & Statistical Manual>

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Integrity

En*tire"ty\, n.; pl. Entireness. [OF. entieret['e]. Cf. Integrity.]

1. The state of being entire; completeness; as, entirely of interest. --Blackstone.

2. That which is entire; the whole. --Bacon.

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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.

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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.

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