integrity
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integrity
- /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/
- /ɪnˈtɛɡɹɪti/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French intégrité, from Latin integritās (“soundness, integrity”), from integer. Doublet of entirety.
noun integrities
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Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
Stand up, good Canterbury: Thy truth and thy integrity is rooted […]
Similar: decency, goodness, honesty, probity, rectitude, sincerity, uprightness, angelicality, angelicalness, angelicity, angelicness, godliness
- The state of being wholesome; unimpaired
- The quality or condition of being complete; pure
- With regards to data encryption, ensuring that information is not altered by unauthorized persons in a way that is not detectable by authorized users.
- The ability of systems to provide timely warnings to users when they should not be used for navigation.
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Trustworthiness; keeping one's word.
Similar: dependability, reliability, trustability
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: wholeness, unity, propriety, probity, righteousness, soundness, reputation, credibility, trustworthiness, reliability, sanity, fidelity, faithful, faithfulness, loyalty, fairness
Translations
Every language
noun steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
| Español | integridad |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 正直 zhèngzhí |
| Kiswahili | uadilifu |
| Português | integridade |
| Deutsch | Integrität, Prinzipienfestigkeit |
| Italiano | integrità |
| Română | integritate |
| Русский | че́стность čéstnostʹ |
| العربية | أَمَانَة ʔamāna, نَزَاهَة nazāha |
noun state of being wholesome; unimpaired
| 中文 | 完整性 wánzhěngxìng |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | uadilifu |
| Português | integridade |
| Deutsch | Integrität |
| Italiano | integrità |
| Русский | це́лостность célostnostʹ |
| العربية | سَلَامَة salāma |
noun quality or condition of being complete; pure
| 中文 | 完整性 wánzhěngxìng |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | uadilifu |
| Português | integridade |
| Deutsch | Integrität |
| Italiano | integrità |
| Русский | це́лостность célostnostʹ |
| العربية | سَلَامَة salāma |
Talk about this word "integrity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/integrity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. integrity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/integrity "integrity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/integrity.Cite this
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title = {integrity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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