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Definition of integrity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

integrity

noun
 
 
/ɪnˈteɡrəti/
 
/ɪnˈteɡrəti/
[uncountable]
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  1.  
    the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles
    • personal/professional/artistic integrity
    • She behaved with absolute integrity.
    • a man of great integrity
    Extra Examples
    • Her photography had great artistic integrity.
    • I would never do anything to compromise the integrity of the company.
    • It's up to the user to ensure the integrity of the data they enter.
    • She has great personal integrity.
    • He questioned her integrity as a councillor.
    • She refused to compromise her artistic integrity.
    • The article is indicative of his contempt for the basic standards of journalistic integrity.
    • The code calls on members to behave with integrity at all times.
    • The minister promised to restore the honesty and integrity of the government.
    • I have no doubts at all about his integrity.
    • They preserved their integrity throughout the trial.
    Topics Personal qualitiesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • high
    • absolute
    • …
    verb + integrity
    • have
    • lack
    • lose
    • …
    preposition
    • with integrity
    phrases
    • an attack on somebody’s/​something’s integrity
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  2. (formal) the state of being whole and not divided synonym unity
    • to respect the territorial integrity of the nation
    Extra Examples
    • Nuclear weapons have the capability to destroy the physical integrity of the planet.
    • The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.
    • The project threatens the integrity of one of the world's most important wetlands.
    • We all have an interest in maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • physical
    • structural
    • territorial
    • …
    verb + integrity
    • have
    • lose
    • restore
    • …
    phrases
    • a challenge to something’s integrity
    • a threat to something’s integrity
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate 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.
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