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Webster 1913 Edition
Integrity
1.
The state or quality of being entire or complete; wholeness; entireness; unbroken state;
as, the
. integrity
of an empire or territorySir T. More.
2.
Moral soundness; honesty; freedom from corrupting influence or motive; – used especially with reference to the fulfillment of contracts, the discharge of agencies, trusts, and the like; uprightness; rectitude.
The moral grandeur of independent
integrity
is the sublimest thing in nature. Buckminster.
Their sober zeal,
integrity
, and worth. Cowper.
3.
Unimpaired, unadulterated, or genuine state; entire correspondence with an original condition; purity.
Syn. – Honesty; uprightness; rectitude. See
Probity
. Webster 1828 Edition
Integrity
INTEG'RITY
,Noun.
1.
Wholeness; entireness; unbroken state. The constitution of the U.States guaranties to each state the integrity of its territories. The contracting parties guarantied the integrity of the empire.2.
The entire, unimpaired state of any thing, particularly of the mind; moral soundness or purity; incorruptness; uprightness; honesty. Integrity comprehends the whole moral character, but has a special reference to uprightness in mutual dealings, transfers of property,and agencies for others.The moral grandeur of independent integrity is the sublimest thing in nature, before which the pomp of eastern magnificence and the splendor of conquest are odious as well as perishable.
3.
Purity; genuine, unadulterated, unimpaired state; as the integrity of language.Definition 2024
integrity
integrity
English
Noun
integrity (countable and uncountable, plural integrities)
- Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
- The state of being wholesome; unimpaired
- The quality or condition of being complete; pure
- (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.
- (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)
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Translations
steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
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state of being wholesome; unimpaired
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quality or condition of being complete; pure
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