integrity
/ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/
integrity noun: steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
Noun
integrity (countable and uncountable, plural integrities)
- 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)...
- 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, angelicalness, angelicity
- The state of being wholesome; unimpaired
- The quality or condition of being complete; pure
- With regards to data encryption, ensuring that information is not altered by unauthorized persons in a way that is not detectable by authorized users.
- The ability of systems to provide timely warnings to users when they should not be used for navigation.
- Trustworthiness; keeping one's word.
- Synonyms:
- dependability, reliability, trustability
integrity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
integrity in Hindi
- integrity
- खराई kharāī, सच्चाई saccāī
- integrity, honesty, spotlessness
- शुचिता śucitā, सुचिता sucitā
integrity in Tamil
- ஒருமைப்பாடு, நாணயம், முழுமை, கூறுபடாநிலை, நேர்மை, வாய்மை
integrity in Urdu
- دیانت داری, ایمان, خلوص, کلیت, راست بازی, سالمیت
integrity in Bengali
- steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
- সত্যনিষ্ঠা śottoniśṭha
- state of being wholesome; unimpaired
- অখণ্ডতা okhonḍota, পূর্ণতা purnota
- quality or condition of being complete; pure
- অখণ্ডতা okhonḍota
More languagesFewer languages
- integrity in Telugu
- సమగ్రత
- integrity in Malayalam
- സമ്പൂർണ്ണത, സത്യനിഷ്ഠ, ധർമ്മനീതി, പൂർണ്ണത്വം
- integrity in Kannada
- ಸಮಗ್ರತೆ, ಪೂರ್ಣತೆ, ನಾಣ್ಯ, ನೆರತೆ
- integrity in Punjabi
- ਅਖੰਡਤਾ
- integrity in Gujarati
- અખંડિતતા
- integrity in Odia
- ଅଖଣ୍ଡତା
- integrity in Nepali
- अखण्डता
- integrity in Tagalog
- integridad
- integrity in Arabic
- أَمَانَة ʔamāna, نَزَاهَة nazāha, سَلَامَة salāma
- integrity in Malay
- kejujuran, integriti
- integrity in Indonesian
- integritas
Examples of integrity in a sentence
- Bridge scour may scoop out scour holes and compromise the integrity of the structure.
- The structural integrity of the bridge has been compromised by constant wear and tear.
- Ties work to maintain structural integrity in windstorms and earthquakes.
Synonyms of integrity
- decency
- goodness
- honesty
- probity
- rectitude
- sincerity
- uprightness
- angelicality
- angelicalness
- angelicity
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Forms of integrity
| plural | integrities |
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Origin of integrity
Borrowed from Middle French intégrité, from Latin integritās (“soundness, integrity”), from integer. Doublet of entirety.
Words formed from integrity
- bit-count integrity
- bodily integrity
- body integrity identity disorder
- data integrity
- disintegrity
- information integrity
- integritous
- integrity level
- nonintegrity
- referential integrity
- safety integrity level
- software integrity level
- structural integrity
- tensegrity
- territorial integrity
Questions about integrity
- What does integrity mean?
- Integrity means steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
- What is integrity in Hindi?
- Integrity in Hindi is खराई (kharāī), सच्चाई (saccāī), शुचिता (śucitā). See Integrity meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is integrity?
- Integrity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce integrity?
- Integrity is pronounced /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/.
- What is the plural of integrity?
- The plural of integrity is integrities.
Words near integrity in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: integrity (page history and authors); खराई (Hindi) (page history and authors); integrity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); integrity (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); integrity (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); integrity (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); integrity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); integrity (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); integrity (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); integrity (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); integrity (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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