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in⋅teg⋅ri⋅ty
[in-teg-ri-tee] 
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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. |
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| in·teg·ri·ty (ĭn-těg'rĭ-tē) n.
[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
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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Language Translation for : integrity
Spanish:
integridad,
German:
die Rechtschaffenheit,
Japanese:
誠実
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: in·teg·ri·ty
Pronunciation: in-'teg-r&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: anunimpaired condition
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integrity in·teg·ri·ty (ĭn-těg'rĭ-tē)
n.
The state of being unimpaired; soundness or wholeness.
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