INTEGRITY


Meaning of INTEGRITY in English

/ ɪnˈtegrəti; NAmE / noun [ U ]

1.

the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles :

personal / professional / artistic integrity

to behave with integrity

2.

( formal ) the state of being whole and not divided

SYN unity :

to respect the territorial integrity of the nation

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (in sense 2): from French intégrité or Latin integritas , from integer intact, from in- (expressing negation) + the root of tangere to touch. Compare with entirety , integral , and integrate .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.