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integrity

nouncommon in dialogue

  • //ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti//
  • //ɪnˈtɛɡɹɪti//

Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.

noun

  1. 1

    Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.

    Stand up, good Canterbury: Thy truth and thy integrity is rooted […]

    Living a lie saps us of integrity and moral cohesion to the point that we can no longer distinguish between the artifice being propped up and the real world.

  2. 2

    The state of being wholesome; unimpaired

  3. 3

    The quality or condition of being complete; pure

  4. 4

    With regards to data encryption, ensuring that information is not altered by unauthorized persons in a way that is not detectable by authorized users.

  5. 5

    The ability of systems to provide timely warnings to users when they should not be used for navigation.

  6. 6

    Trustworthiness; keeping one's word.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French intégrité, from Latin integritās (“soundness, integrity”), from integer. Doublet of entirety.

Forms

plural
integrities
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

Rank among the words of the OpenSubtitles 2018 corpus — film and television subtitles, so spoken rather than written usage (CC BY-SA 3.0).