integrity
noun /ɪnˈteɡrəti/
/ɪnˈteɡrəti/
[uncountable]- 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 ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1- 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.
- She questioned his 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- high
- absolute
- …
- have
- lack
- lose
- …
- with integrity
- an attack on somebody’s/something’s integrity
- (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
- …
- have
- lose
- restore
- …
- a challenge to something’s integrity
- a threat to something’s integrity
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.