Dictionary

integrity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/
• /ɪnˈtɛɡɹɪti/
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Steadfast 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:
   • 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:
2. (countable, uncountable) The state of being wholesome; unimpaired
3. (countable, uncountable) The quality or condition of being complete; pure
4. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) The ability of systems to provide timely warnings to users when they should not be used for navigation.
6. (countable, uncountable) Trustworthiness; keeping one's word.

Forms

Deriveds

referential integrity · software integrity level · integrity level · safety integrity level · disintegrity · tensegrity · body integrity identity disorder · integritous · bodily integrity · nonintegrity · information integrity · territorial integrity · data integrity · structural integrity · bit-count integrity

Relateds

integrous · integrated · integer · integral · integrate

Synonyms

rectitude · trustability · angelicality · angelicity · godliness · seemliness · purity · righteousness · saintlikeness · honor · decency · wholeness · rectitude · sincerity · probity · angelicness · dependability · seemlihood · integrity · saintliness · honesty · unity · angelicalness · goodness · rightfulness · honesty · reliability · decency · virtuousness · uprightness · propriety · probity · uprightness

Translations (79)

enm honeste (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · fi eheys (quality or condition of being complete; pure) · ar سَلَامَة (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · bn অখণ্ডতা (quality or condition of being complete; pure) · fi suoraselkäisyys (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · uk че́сність (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · de Integrität (quality or condition of being complete; pure) · de Prinzipienfestigkeit (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · be цэ́ласнасць (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · bg интегрите́т (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · uk ці́лісність (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · sh чѐстито̄ст (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · pl uczciwość (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · la honestās (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · bn পূর্ণতা (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · it integrità (quality or condition of being complete; pure) · pt integridade (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · ceb integridad (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · bg че́стност (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · it integrità (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · fi kunniallisuus (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · la pūritās (quality or condition of being complete; pure) · bn অখণ্ডতা (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · sh цјело̀вито̄ст (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · bn সত্যনিষ্ঠা (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · cs integrita (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · la integritās (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · fi eheys (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · ar أَمَانَة (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · id integritas (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · cmn 正直 (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · ru че́стность (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · hu integritás (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · pl prawość (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · sh интегрѝте̄т (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · pt integridade (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · bg интегрите́т (quality or condition of being complete; pure) · ru це́лостность (quality or condition of being complete; pure) · ca integritat (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · de Integrität (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · bg интегрите́т (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · sw uadilifu (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · ar سَلَامَة (quality or condition of being complete; pure) · sw uadilifu (quality or condition of being complete; pure) · ar نَزَاهَة (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · ro integritate (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · sh integrìtēt (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · it integrità (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · es integridad (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · de Integrität (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · ms integriti (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · cs celistvost (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · fi kokonaisuus (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · cs integrita (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · bg ця́лостност (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · mi ngākau tapatahi (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · tl integridad (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · ru це́лостность (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · sh čèstitōst (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · la integritās (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · pt integridade (quality or condition of being complete; pure) · ms kejujuran (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · ga ionracas (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · ca enteresa (quality or condition of being complete; pure) · fi yhtenäisyys (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · sq ndershmëri (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · uk ці́лісність (quality or condition of being complete; pure) · ang sōþfæstnes (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · ceb lunsay (quality or condition of being complete; pure) · cs zásadovost (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · cmn 完整性 (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · la integritās (quality or condition of being complete; pure) · sh cjelòvitōst (state of being wholesome; unimpaired) · sv integritet (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · ca integritat (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · sw uadilifu (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · fi rehellisyys (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · be сумле́ннасць (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code) · cmn 完整性 (quality or condition of being complete; pure)