/ 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 .