probity
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probity
- /ˈpɹəʊbɪti/ UK
- /ˈpɹoʊbəti/ US
- [-ɾi] US
Where it comes from
From Middle French probité, from Latin probitās (“uprightness, honesty”), from probus (“good, excellent, honest”); see probe, prove.
noun probities
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Integrity, especially of the quality of having strong moral principles; decency and honesty.
[…] they can but bend our hearts to the love of probity and true honour […]
Similar: godliness, goodness, honour, righteousness, saintliness, uprightness, virtue, angelicality, angelicalness, angelicity, angelicness, decency · Opposite: wickedness
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noun integrity
| Español | probidad |
|---|---|
| Português | probidade |
| Deutsch | Probität, Rechtschaffenheit |
| Русский | честность čestnostʹ |
Talk about this word "probity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/probity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. probity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/probity "probity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/probity.Cite this
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title = {probity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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