Definition

1. Noun:
   • Moral soundness; honesty; strong adherence to moral principles: The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that one refuses to change or compromise.
   • The state of being whole, complete, and undivided: The condition of being unified, unimpaired, or sound in structure; wholeness.

Usage

• Moral Integrity: Used to describe a person's character, emphasizing honesty and ethical consistency.
• Structural/Physical Integrity: Used to describe the wholeness or soundness of an object, system, or entity.

Examples

• Moral Integrity:
  • The company's reputation is built on the integrity of its founders.
  • A good leader must act with integrity and transparency.
• Structural Integrity:
  • Engineers tested the bridge's structural integrity after the earthquake.
  • The integrity of the data file was compromised during the transfer.

Advanced Usage

• In common phrases:
  • "A man/woman of integrity": A person who is honest and has strong moral principles.

    • She is widely respected as a woman of great integrity.
  • "To maintain the integrity of something": To keep something whole, complete, or unchanged.

    • The museum works to maintain the integrity of the ancient artifacts.

Variants and Related Words

• Integral (adj): Necessary to make a whole complete; fundamental.
  • She is an integral part of the team.
• Integrate (verb): To combine one thing with another to form a whole.
  • The school worked to integrate new technology into the curriculum.

Synonyms

• Honesty: The quality of being truthful and sincere.
• Probity: The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.
• Unity: The state of being united or joined as a whole.
• Wholeness: The state of forming a complete and harmonious whole.

Antonyms

• Dishonesty: The quality of being deceitful or untruthful.
• Corruption: Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power.
• Division: The action of separating something into parts.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "To act with integrity": To behave in a morally principled way.
  • Even under pressure, he always chooses to act with integrity.
• "A breach of integrity": An action that damages the wholeness or moral soundness of something.
  • The data leak was a serious breach of integrity for the organization.

Noun

1. moral soundness
   • he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business
   • they admired his scrupulous professional integrity
2. an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting
   • the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development
   • he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia