Integrity
Pronunciation : In*teg"ri*ty
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. integritas: cf. F. int?grit?. See Integer, and cf. Entirety.]
Definition : 1. The state or quality of being entire or complete; wholeness; entireness; unbroken state; as, the integrity of an empire or territory. Sir T. More.
2. Moral soundness; honesty; freedom from corrupting influence or motive; -- used especially with reference to the fulfillment of contracts, the discharge of agencies, trusts, and the like; uprightness; rectitude. The moral grandeur of independent integrity is the sublimest thing in nature. Buckminster. Their sober zeal, integrity. and worth. Cowper.
3. Unimpaired, unadulterated, or genuine state; entire correspondence with an original condition; purity. Language continued long in its purity and integrity. Sir M. Hale.
Syn. -- Honesty; uprightness; rectitude. See Probity.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913