noun

integrity

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noun

Firm adherence to honesty and strong moral principles.

"She has a reputation for integrity and always keeps her word."

"A journalist's integrity depends on reporting facts truthfully."

The state of being whole, sound, and structurally undamaged.

"Engineers checked the integrity of the bridge after the earthquake."

How to Use Integrity

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishBeing honest and principled, or (for objects/systems) being structurally sound and undamaged.

Common pairings

act with integrity structural integrity data integrity

integrities plural

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From Latin integritas, "wholeness, soundness," from integer, "whole, untouched."

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