integrity
Meanings
Plural: integrities
Noun
- an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting
- "the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development"
- moral soundness
- "he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business"
- "they admired his scrupulous professional integrity"
- Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
- The state of being wholesome; unimpaired
- The quality or condition of being complete; pure
- With regards to data encryption, ensuring that information is not altered by unauthorized persons in a way that is not detectable by authorized users.
- The ability of systems to provide timely warnings to users when they should not be used for navigation.
- Trustworthiness; keeping one's word.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French intégrité, from Latin integritās (“soundness, integrity”), from integer. Doublet of entirety.
Synonyms
decency, goodness, honesty, probity, purity, rectitude, sincerity, unity, uprightness, virtue, wholeness
Scrabble Score: 13
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