integrity

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/ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti//ɪnˈtɛɡɹɪti/

noun

Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.

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decencygoodnesshonestyprobityrectitudesincerityuprightnessangelicality
OriginMiddle French intégrité ← Latin integritās →
CommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

nounintegrity (countable and uncountable, plural integrities)

plural integrities

  1. countableuncountableSteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.

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

    1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], lines 2920-2921
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    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.

    2023 June 22, Charles Hugh Smith, 2023-2030: Artifice Vs. Doom-Loops

    Synonyms: decency, goodness, honesty, probity, rectitude, sincerity, uprightness, angelicality

  2. countableuncountableThe state of being wholesome; unimpaired
  3. countableuncountableThe quality or condition of being complete; pure

    Synonyms: purity, unity, wholeness

  4. countableuncountablecomputingWith regards to data encryption, ensuring that information is not altered by unauthorized persons in a way that is not detectable by authorized users.
  5. countableuncountableaeronauticsThe ability of systems to provide timely warnings to users when they should not be used for navigation.
  6. countableuncountableTrustworthiness; keeping one's word.

    Synonyms: dependability, reliability, trustability

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.

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decencygoodnesshonestyprobityrectitudesincerityuprightnessangelicalityangelicalnessangelicityangelicnessdecencygodlinesshonestyhonorprobityproprietyrectituderighteousness

nounThe quality or condition of being complete; pure

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purityunitywholeness

nounTrustworthiness; keeping one's word.

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dependabilityreliabilitytrustability

More synonyms by meaning

nounan undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting

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unitywholeness
Broader
state
Also see
angelicalnessdecencygodlinesshonestyhonorprobityproprietyrectituderighteousnessrightfulnesssaintlikenesssaintlinessseemlihoodseemlinessunitednessunityuprightnessvirtuousnesswholeness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinintegritās“soundness, integrity”
  2. Middle Frenchintégrité
  3. Englishintegrity

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

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Translations

Arabic أَمَانَة, نَزَاهَة
  • أَمَانَة (ʔamāna)steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • نَزَاهَة (nazāha)steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • سَلَامَة (salāma)state of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • سَلَامَة (salāma)quality or condition of being complete; pure
Bengali সত্যনিষ্ঠা, অখণ্ডতা
  • সত্যনিষ্ঠা (śottoniśṭha)steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • অখণ্ডতা (okhonḍota)state of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • পূর্ণতা (purnota)state of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • অখণ্ডতা (okhonḍota)quality or condition of being complete; pure
Bulgarian интегрите́т, че́стност
  • интегрите́т (integritét)steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • че́стност (čéstnost)steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • интегрите́т (integritét)state of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • ця́лостност (cjálostnost)state of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • интегрите́т (integritét)quality or condition of being complete; pure
Catalan integritat, integritat
  • integritatsteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • integritatstate of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • enteresaquality or condition of being complete; pure
Chinese Mandarin 正直, 完整性
  • 正直 (zhèngzhí)steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • 完整性 (wánzhěngxìng)state of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • 完整性 (wánzhěngxìng)quality or condition of being complete; pure
Czech integrita, zásadovost
  • integritasteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • zásadovoststeadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • integritastate of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • celistvoststate of being wholesome; unimpaired
Finnish rehellisyys, suoraselkäisyys
  • rehellisyyssteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • suoraselkäisyyssteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • kunniallisuussteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • eheysstate of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • yhtenäisyysstate of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • kokonaisuusstate of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • eheysquality or condition of being complete; pure
German Integrität, Prinzipienfestigkeit
  • Integritätsteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • Prinzipienfestigkeitsteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • Integritätstate of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • Integritätquality or condition of being complete; pure
Hungarian integritás
  • integritásstate of being wholesome; unimpaired
Indonesian integritas
  • integritassteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
Irish ionracas
  • ionracassteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
Italian integrità, integrità
  • integritàsteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • integritàstate of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • integritàquality or condition of being complete; pure
Latin honestās, integritās
  • honestāssteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • integritāssteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • integritāsstate of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • integritāsquality or condition of being complete; pure
  • pūritāsquality or condition of being complete; pure
Malay kejujuran, integriti
  • kejujuransteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • integritisteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
Māori ngākau tapatahi
  • ngākau tapatahisteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
Polish prawość, uczciwość
  • prawośćsteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • uczciwośćsteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
Portuguese integridade, integridade
  • integridadesteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • integridadestate of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • integridadequality or condition of being complete; pure
Romanian integritate
  • integritatesteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
Russian че́стность, це́лостность
  • че́стность (čéstnostʹ)steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • це́лостность (célostnostʹ)state of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • це́лостность (célostnostʹ)quality or condition of being complete; pure
Spanish integridad
  • integridadsteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
Swahili uadilifu, uadilifu
  • uadilifusteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • uadilifustate of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • uadilifuquality or condition of being complete; pure
Swedish integritet
  • integritetsteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
Tagalog integridad
  • integridadsteadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
Ukrainian че́сність, ці́лісність
  • че́сність (čésnistʹ)steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
  • ці́лісність (cílisnistʹ)state of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • ці́лісність (cílisnistʹ)quality or condition of being complete; pure
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APA

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MLA

“integrity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/integrity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “integrity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/integrity.

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