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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,
Opposite: dishonesty,
• the state of being whole and undivided.
• "upholding territorial integrity and national sovereignty"
Similar: unity, unification, wholeness, coherence, cohesion, undividedness, togetherness, solidarity, coalition,
Opposite: division,
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.


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