probity
Syllables: prob·i·ty/ˈpɹəʊbɪti/US/ˈpɹoʊbəti/
probity noun: integrity, especially of the quality of having strong moral principles; decency and honesty.
Noun
probity (countable and uncountable, plural probities)
- Integrity, especially of the quality of having strong moral principles; decency and honesty.
- […] they can but bend our hearts to the love of probity and true honour […]1748, [David Hume], Philosophical Essays Concerning Human Understanding, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC
- [W]hen the interests or reputation of their own nation come into collision with those of another, they go to the opposite extreme, and forget their usual probity and candour, in the indulgence of spleen, and an illiberal spirit of ridicule.1819 July 31, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], “English Writers on America”, in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., number II, New York, N.Y.: […] C[ornelius] S. Van Winkle...
- Synonyms:
- godliness, goodness, honour, righteousness, saintliness, uprightness, virtue, angelicality, angelicalness, angelicity
- Antonyms:
- wickedness
probity meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
probity in Tamil
- நேர்மை, நாணயம்
probity in Urdu
- درستی, راستی
probity in Bengali
- probity, integrity
- জোর jōr
probity in Malayalam
- honesty, integrity, uprightness
- സത്യസന്ധത, നിഷ്കളങ്കത, നേര്, ധർമ്മനീതി, സംശുദ്ധി, നിർദ്ദോഷത
More languagesFewer languages
- probity in Kannada
- ನಾಣ್ಯ, ನೆರತೆ, ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕತೆ, ಸಾಚಾತನ
Synonyms of probity
- godliness
- goodness
- honour
- righteousness
- saintliness
- uprightness
- virtue
- angelicality
- angelicalness
- angelicity
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Antonyms
Forms of probity
| plural | probities |
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Origin of probity
From Middle French probité, from Latin probitās (“uprightness, honesty”), from probus (“good, excellent, honest”); see probe, prove.
Words formed from probity
Questions about probity
- What does probity mean?
- Probity means integrity, especially of the quality of having strong moral principles; decency and honesty.
- What is probity in Tamil?
- Probity in Tamil is நேர்மை, நாணயம். See Probity meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is probity?
- Probity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce probity?
- Probity is pronounced /ˈpɹəʊbɪti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of probity?
- The plural of probity is probities.
Words near probity in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: probity (page history and authors); probity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); probity (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); জোর (Bengali) (page history and authors); probity (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); probity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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