ə̇n.ˈtegrəd.ē, -rətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English integrite, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French integrité, from Latin integritat-, integritas, from integr-, integer untouched, entire + -itat-, -itas -ity
1.
a. : an unimpaired or unmarred condition : entire correspondence with an original condition : soundness
personality function depends greatly upon the integrity of brain function — Diagnostic & Statistical Manual
maintenance of the ship's watertight integrity — Manual of Seamanship
designed to assure structural integrity of the aircraft — Index to Current Tech. Publications
the integrity of the national currency is not dependent on its convertibility — Current Biography
b. : an uncompromising adherence to a code of moral, artistic, or other values : utter sincerity, honesty, and candor : avoidance of deception, expediency, artificiality, or shallowness of any kind
an example of great physical vigor, business integrity , and thrift — Current Biography
a writer of integrity has a duty toward his opinions — C.L.Carmer
a serious reflection on the intellectual integrity of the accusers — C.R.Davenport
his integrity told him that this would be at variance with the dramatic truth of his opera — Robert Lawrence
the integrity , the clean drive, and the unforced power that distinguishes the good primitive novel — Frederic Morton
2. : the quality or state of being complete or undivided : material, spiritual, or aesthetic wholeness : organic unity : entireness , completeness
the emphasis is always on the integrity and the uniqueness of the finished poem — David Daiches
has a feeling for the integrity of each separate person — Malcolm Cowley
seen in its integrity … it is a crumbling tower of waste — Charles Dickens
guarantee the integrity of the British Empire forever — Upton Sinclair
aesthetic experience is experience in its integrity — John Dewey