integrity

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #6188

Meanings

1

noun
The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.

She is a leader of great integrity who always keeps her word.
2

noun
The state of being whole and undamaged.

The flood threatened the structural integrity of the bridge.

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1 noun · the quality of being honest... honesty honor probity decency

2 noun · the state of being whole... unity wholeness

Word family

Forms integrities

Derived forms disintegrityintegritousnonintegritytensegrity

Related forms integer integral integrate integratedintegrous

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French intégrité, from Latin integritās (“soundness, integrity”), from integer. Doublet of entirety.

intégrité Middle French integritās Latin

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Describing Qualities Ethics & Social Judgment Word Formation & Derivatives

# integrity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti
**Frequency rank:** 6188

## Meanings
1. The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
2. The state of being whole and undamaged.

## Examples
- She is a leader of great integrity who always keeps her word.
- The flood threatened the structural integrity of the bridge.

## Derived Forms
- disintegrity
- integritous
- nonintegrity
- tensegrity

## Related Forms
- integer
- integral
- integrate
- integrated
- integrous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: intégrité
- Root: integritās

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French intégrité, from Latin integritās (“soundness, integrity”), from integer. Doublet of entirety.

## AI Etymology
Integrity is borrowed from Middle French intégrité, from Latin integritās (“soundness, integrity”), from integer. Doublet of entirety. The historical chain includes intégrité (Middle French) and integritās (Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as disintegrity, integritous, nonintegrity, and tensegrity and related forms such as integer, integral, and integrate. In present use it covers the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles and the state of being whole and undamaged.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Ethics & Social Judgment
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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