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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