If you have integrity, you are honest and firm in your moral principles.
I have always regarded him as a man of integrity.
She was praised for her fairness and high integrity.
Synonyms: honesty, principle, honour, virtue More Synonyms of integrity
2. uncountable noun [with poss]
The integrity of something such as a group of people or a text is its state of being a united whole.
[formal]
Separatist movements are a threat to the integrity of the nation. [+ of]
Synonyms: unity, unification, cohesion, coherence More Synonyms of integrity
integrity in British English
(ɪnˈtɛɡrɪtɪ)
noun
1.
adherence to moral principles; honesty
2.
the quality of being unimpaired; soundness
3.
unity; wholeness
Word origin
C15: from Latin integritās; see integer
integrity in American English
(ɪnˈtɛgrəti)
noun
1.
the quality or state of being complete; unbroken condition; wholeness; entirety
2.
the quality or state of being unimpaired; perfect condition; soundness
3.
the quality or state of being of sound moral principle; uprightness, honesty, andsincerity
Word origin
LME integrite < L integritas < integer: see integer
Examples of 'integrity' in a sentence
integrity
There are moral boundaries and integrity.
The Sun (2017)
Four of the five may also face gross misconduct hearings over honesty and integrity, and one for use of force.
The Sun (2016)
We want to keep the honesty and integrity.
The Sun (2015)
Perhaps the attribute that golf prides itself on most is its moral integrity.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This was a direct attack on his honesty and integrity.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is true that women have slightly higher integrity scores than men but the differences are small.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Integrity establishes the moral baseline to lead.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The one thing we can compete on is quality and integrity.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But he is a man of integrity.
The Sun (2009)
He was greatly admired by his colleagues who were keenly aware of his sense of fairness and integrity.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Confidence in the moral and personal integrity of one or other of the parents can be badly shaken.
Aiken, Nick Working with Teenagers (1994)
It absolutely acts in the background in my desire to have a very honest campaign with high integrity and so on.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They respected his honesty, integrity and transparency.
The Sun (2015)
He's one of those people with the highest integrity and honesty.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Of course winning is important - but so is moral integrity.
The Sun (2008)
The beauty of this passage is that people disagreed with each other sharply, but they preserved the integrity and the unity of the body.
Christianity Today (2000)
I was presented with no argument but simply with holiness, with the possibilities of contentment, integrity and wholeness that the religious life offers.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Quotations
This above all: to thine own self be trueWilliam ShakespeareHamlet
In other languages
integrity
British English: integrity NOUN
If you have integrity, you are honest and firm in your moral principles.
I have always regarded him as a man of integrity.
American English: integrity
Brazilian Portuguese: integridade
Chinese: 正直
European Spanish: integridad
French: intégrité
German: Integrität
Italian: integrità
Japanese: 高潔
Korean: 성실
European Portuguese: integridade
Latin American Spanish: integridad
Chinese translation of 'integrity'
integrity
(ɪnˈtɛɡrɪtɪ)
n(u)
(= honesty) 刚(剛)正不阿 (gāngzhèng bù ē)
(= purity)[of culture, group]完整 (wánzhěng)
1 (noun)
Definition
honesty
I have always regarded him as a man of integrity.
Synonyms
honesty
It's time for complete honesty from political representatives.
principle
He would never compromise his principles.
They had great trust in him as a man of principle.
honour
I can no longer serve with honour as a member of your government.
virtue
His mother was held up to the family as a paragon of virtue.
goodness
He retains his faith in human goodness.
morality
an effort to preserve traditional morality
purity
The American Female Reform Society promoted sexual purity.
righteousness
adopting a tone of moral righteousness
probity (formal)
a woman renowned for her moral probity
rectitude
people of the utmost rectitude
truthfulness
trustworthiness
incorruptibility
uprightness
a contest in which courage and uprightness win through
scrupulousness
reputability
Opposites
corruption
,
dishonesty
,
immorality
,
disrepute
,
deceit
,
duplicity
2 (noun)
Definition
the quality of being whole or united
Separatist movements are a threat to the integrity of the nation.
Synonyms
unity
The deer represents the unity of the universe.
unification
cohesion
coherence
wholeness
soundness
completeness
Opposites
fragility
,
flimsiness
,
unsoundness
Quotation
This above all: to thine own self be true [William Shakespeare – Hamlet]
Additional synonyms
in the sense of goodness
Definition
the quality of being good
He retains his faith in human goodness.
Synonyms
virtue,
honour,
merit,
integrity,
morality,
honesty,
righteousness,
probity (formal),
rectitude,
uprightness
in the sense of honour
Definition
allegiance to moral principles
I can no longer serve with honour as a member of your government.