integrity • (noun) \in-TEH-gruh-tee\

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1 : the condition of being free from damage or defect
2 : total honesty and sincerity
3 : the quality or state of being complete or undivided

Example sentence:
"She was of strict 'integrity' herself, with a delicate sense of honour; but she was as desirous of saving Sir Walter's feelings . . . as anybody of sense and honesty could well be." (Jane Austen, Persuasion)

Etymology:
"Integrity" and "entire" trace to the Latin "in-" ("not") and "tangere" ("to touch"). Latin speakers combined the roots to form "integer," which means both "untouched" and "whole, entire." Latin "integer" made its way into French and from there to English, where it developed into "integrity" and "entire." Many descendants of "tangere" have to do with touch, such as "tactile" and "tangible." Other "tangere" words deal with the concept of wholeness, such as "integer," meaning a whole number (1, 2, 3, etc.) and "integrate," meaning to unite or blend into a whole.

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