integrityin‧teg‧ri‧ty /ɪnˈteɡrəti/ ●○○ AWL noun [uncountable] 
a man of great moral integrity2formal the state of being united as one complete thing: the territorial integrity of the country
WORD ORIGINintegrity
Origin:
1400-1500 French integrité, from Latin, from integer; ➔ INTEGEREXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Councilman Hughey's integrity is unquestioned.
- Rooney brought dignity and integrity to the profession.
- She is a woman of integrity who has never abandoned her principles for the sake of making money.
- They have vowed to protect the country's territorial integrity.
Longman Language Activatorwhen someone behaves in an honest way
· Are you questioning my honesty?· Judy answered all the panel's questions with honesty and courage.· As a newspaper reporter I am committed to honesty and accuracy.
when you say or do things in a way that shows clearly that you honestly mean them: · "I'll do anything I can to help," she said with sincerity.· Nothing about his behavior leads me to doubt his sincerity.
when you are honest, friendly and happy to tell people the truth about yourself, especially about things that other people might be embarrassed to talk about: · Intimacy in a relationship requires openness.· The public expects complete openness from the President about his health.
British /candor American when you are honest about your opinions and feelings, even if other people disapprove of them: · Winik writes with great candor, which has won her a wide following.· After so many lies from politicians, Dunbar's candour is refreshing.
when you are very honest and always have the same moral principles in every situation: · Councilman Hughey's integrity is unquestioned.man/woman of integrity: · She is a woman of integrity who has never abandoned her principles for the sake of making money.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a man of great moral integrity the territorial integrity of the countryCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1the quality of being honest and strong about what you believe to be rightpersonal/professional/political etc integrity a man of great moral integrity the territorial integrity of the country· The journalist would not compromise his integrity by revealing the source for the story.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Jean-Claude may have had artistic integrity on his side but he did not have a legal leg to stand on.· But they can not touch the dazzling artistic integrity of the female performances.· It is a feat of storytelling that is carried off with tremendous poise and unobtrusive artistic integrity.· The equation of balancing artistic integrity with commercial considerations is further influenced by the relationship of artist to patron and public.· Pukhov, a careerist painter, sacrifices his artistic integrity by cynically painting potboilers to please factory and party committees.
· His decision encouraged many of us, for he was a man of great integrity as well as ability.· A successful no-policy policy requires a great deal of integrity on the part of management.
· The billet has to be highly dense and of high integrity and will be used to make new kilogram mass standards.· I have a high degree of integrity.· SureSeam is low pitch steel roofing for high integrity buildings.· The high-integrity Descote valves have been installed as bypasses on several processes, including boiler feed water and light hydrocarbons.· Very high structural integrity as evidenced by a 30,000 hour design life and no speed limit in turbulence.
· However, the myth of the moral integrity of the Soviet state more than compensated for its metaphysical shortcomings.· Neither moral integrity nor logical consistency compels us to attempt it.· Decidedly, Nizan's belief in the moral integrity of Soviet foreign policy was total.· They bequeathed an invaluable legacy of moral integrity, revolutionary thought and political organization on which their Bolshevik heirs were to draw.
· The battery action protects personal integrity and guards against treatment without consent.· The way the Steputis family coped by normalizing their life surely went a long way toward helping Hank maintain his personal integrity.· Trust begins with personal integrity which is then shared in marriage too.· But at least you should start your relationship convinced of his professional and personal integrity.· And only in that way will the student gain a measure of personal integrity.· When we deny our doubts, repression takes its toll in personal integrity, faith, worship and witness.· I doubt if Bob Kernohan and I have ever agreed on anything except personal integrity.· This enhances a true sense of personal integrity and self-worth.
· The Archive guarantees a secure database by a continuing programme of rigorous checks on the database's physical integrity.· How should it respond to these various invasions of physical integrity, a quality which is highly valued by most citizens?
· We must expand the breadth of political argument if we are to claim political integrity as a distinct ideal on its own.· I give it a grander title: it is the virtue of political integrity.· I shall offer no further argument for my claim that our political life recognizes integrity as a political virtue.
· Before turning to the individual arguments for teaching history it would be worthwhile emphasising the professional integrity of history teachers.· So, how do you compete, while maintaining a business tone and professional integrity?· They needed the scrupulous professional integrity which nearly proved such a stumbling block to them in this case.· But from the start it was committed to journalistic and professional integrity.· Total professional integrity! he smoothed.· Forget your professional integrity, Caroline.· Can he lend his name to the petition without compromising his professional integrity?· This upgrade places Dreamweaver firmly back in the middle ground without compromising the professional integrity of previous releases.
· It greatly undermines his claim to having more public integrity and consistency than the inexhaustibly elastic Clinton.
· Extracellular matrix is an integral part of multicellular organisms, providing structural integrity and support to cells.· There was now not the slightest doubt that Hsu was decaying and losing her structural integrity.· Of course different clays can withstand different firing temperatures before they vitrify and lose their structural integrity.· Very high structural integrity as evidenced by a 30,000 hour design life and no speed limit in turbulence.
· They called for a negotiated settlement restoring the republic's sovereignty and territorial integrity.· Disputes over legitimate rulers are a second underlying problem with claims that territorial integrity has been violated.· Moreover, in 1914 the Empire had no urgent territorial claims and there was no direct threat to her territorial integrity.· What mattered was not the territorial integrity of the empire, but the just rights of each member of the family.
VERB· Your Toyota is a sophisticated piece of machinery; to fit non-genuine parts is to compromise its design integrity.· If the server were compromised, the integrity of the whole system would fail.· Can he lend his name to the petition without compromising his professional integrity?· This upgrade places Dreamweaver firmly back in the middle ground without compromising the professional integrity of previous releases.
· Her attitude toward individual patrons sets her beyond most of her contemporaries in defending the integrity of her work.· Gifted professional golfers have a duty to the game just as tournament administrators have a duty to defend the integrity of sport.
· Distributed Relational Database Architecture also supports two-phase commit to ensure data integrity.· Furthermore, regular verification of offlined modules takes place to ensure continued long-term integrity.· This ensures that the integrity of the database is maintained.
· It confronts racism, sexism, privilege, abuse, but tries soulfully not to lose its integrity.· There was now not the slightest doubt that Hsu was decaying and losing her structural integrity.· Of course different clays can withstand different firing temperatures before they vitrify and lose their structural integrity.
· Neglectful silence is, of course, the most perfect means of maintaining the powerful integrity of the institutional boundaries against any criticisms.· The way the Steputis family coped by normalizing their life surely went a long way toward helping Hank maintain his personal integrity.· This claim has to be justified in a way which maintains the internal integrity of the process of educating students.· Sometimes dead sulfide structures maintain their integrity long enough to be colonized by a new set of animals.· Working through these difficult times is a challenge for all our staff who have maintained their integrity, application and cheerfulness.· The leukocytes maintain their integrity and function during the isolation and labelling procedure.· In order to maintain the integrity of the offlined files, each file is verified at a rate determined for a particular installation.
· This is a key factor in preserving the Panel's integrity and independence from the judiciary.· And to preserve its integrity, the online magazine refuses advertising.· She has not double-glazed the house in order to preserve its architectural integrity.· We are trying to preserve the integrity of the chief inspector.
· The battery action protects personal integrity and guards against treatment without consent.· Despite its apparent mutability, E. coli does have the power to protect its genetic integrity.· Which is to say that defences are being erected to protect the integrity of Western culture, of the Western idea.· Many detailed provisions to protect the integrity of the record lie in this area.
· Calemine dismisses criticism on his ties to developers, saying no one has since questioned his integrity.· In other works, he questioned the integrity of intellectuals who had put themselves at the service of the shah's regime.· His father-in-law accused him of breaking his marriage vows and questioned his integrity as a Privy Councillor.· His conversion sharpened his criticism of national and local politicians, who in turn questioned his integrity.· How dared he question her integrity, the very fabric her entire being was built around?
· The surgeon apparently did not listen to his patient or respect her bodily integrity.· Mr Ellsworth is... a Man much respected for his integrity, and venerated for his abilities.
· This ability to move quickly, whilst retaining an integrity in terms of structure and direction, may be a clue for the future.· The news division was to retain its independence and integrity under the new owner as it had under the old.· Here then was an instrument that might be confidently expected to have retained its historical integrity.· And yet it retains its integrity, with very few differences between versions filmed before and after Williams took on the role.· So again the hierarchy retains its integrity.· It is also a demonstration of the possibility of retaining intellectual integrity within the party.
· Lord Irvine, head of the judiciary, insisted that he had broken no rules nor undermined the integrity of his office.· As Trofim Denosovich Lysenko well knew, more than a little bashing is required to undermine the integrity of science.
a man of great moral integrity2formal the state of being united as one complete thing: the territorial integrity of the country