integrity
noun
[ ɪnˈtɛɡrɪti ]
• the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
• "a gentleman of complete integrity"
Similar:
honesty,
uprightness,
probity,
rectitude,
honour,
honourableness,
upstandingness,
good character,
principle(s),
ethics,
morals,
righteousness,
morality,
nobility,
high-mindedness,
right-mindedness,
noble-mindedness,
virtue,
decency,
fairness,
scrupulousness,
sincerity,
truthfulness,
trustworthiness,
• the state of being whole and undivided.
• "upholding territorial integrity and national sovereignty"
Origin:
late Middle English (in integrity (sense 2)): from French intégrité or Latin integritas, from integer ‘intact’ (see integer). Compare with entirety, integral, and integrate.