integrity

Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.

Noun

  1. Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
    • Stand up, good Canterbury: Thy truth and thy integrity is rooted […] - 1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares...
    • Living a lie saps us of integrity and moral cohesion to the point that we can no longer distinguish between the artifice being propped up and the real world. - 2023 June 22, Charles Hugh Smith, 2023-2030: Artifice Vs....

    Synonyms: decency goodness honesty probity rectitude sincerity uprightness angelicality angelicalness angelicity angelicness godliness honor integrity propriety righteousness rightfulness saintlikeness saintliness seemlihood seemliness virtuousness

  2. The state of being wholesome; unimpaired
  3. The quality or condition of being complete; pure

    Synonyms: purity unity wholeness

  4. With regards to data encryption, ensuring that information is not altered by unauthorized persons in a way that is not detectable by authorized users.
  5. The ability of systems to provide timely warnings to users when they should not be used for navigation.
  6. Trustworthiness; keeping one's word.

    Synonyms: dependability reliability trustability

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French intégrité, from Latin integritās (“soundness, integrity”), from integer. Doublet of entirety.

Forms

integrities

Related

integer integral integrate integrated integrous

Derived

bit-count integrity bodily integrity body integrity identity disorder data integrity disintegrity information integrity integritous integrity level nonintegrity referential integrity safety integrity level software integrity level structural integrity tensegrity territorial integrity