integrity

English

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Etymology

From Latin integritās (“soundness, integrity”), from integer.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/

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Noun

integrity (uncountable)

1. Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
2. The state of being wholesome; unimpaired
3. The quality or condition of being complete; pure
4. (cryptography) 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. (aviation) The ability of a system to provide timely warnings to users when they should not be used for navigation.

Derived terms

• integrous (very rare)

Synonyms

Synonyms

honesty uprightness rectitude unity wholeness purity

goodness probity sincerity virtue decency

Translations

steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code

• Cebuano: integridad
• Czech: integrita (cs) f, zásadovost (cs) f
• Finnish: rehellisyys (fi)
• German: Integrität (de) f
• Italian: integrità (it) f

• Latin: honestas (la) f, integritas (la) f
• Romanian: integritate (ro) f
• Russian: честность (ru) (čéstnost') f
• Serbo-Croatian: integritet (sh), čestitost (sh)
• Spanish: integridad (es)
• Swahili: uadilifu (sw)
• Swedish: integritet (sv) c

state of being wholesome; unimpaired

• Czech: integrita (cs) f, celistvost (cs) f
• Finnish: eheys (fi)
• German: Integrität (de) f

• Italian: integrità (it) f
• Latin: integritas (la) f
• Russian: целостность (ru) (célostnost') f
• Serbo-Croatian: cjelovitost (sh)
• Swahili: uadilifu (sw)

quality or condition of being complete; pure

• Cebuano: lunsay
• German: Integrität (de) f
• Italian: integrità (it) f

• Latin: integritas (la) f, puritas (la) f
• Russian: целостность (ru) (célostnost') f
• Swahili: uadilifu (sw)