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integritynoun

What does the noun integrity mean?

There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun integrity, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Entry status

OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

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How common is the noun integrity?

About 20occurrences per million words in modern written English
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How is the noun integrity pronounced?

British English

/ɪnˈtɛɡrᵻti/
in-TEG-ruh-tee

U.S. English

/ᵻnˈtɛɡrədi/
uhn-TEG-ruh-dee
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Where does the noun integrity come from?

Earliest known use

Middle English

The earliest known use of the noun integrity is in the Middle English period (1150—1500).

OED's earliest evidence for integrity is from around 1450, in Mirour of Mans Saluacioune.

integrity is a borrowing from Latin.

Etymons: Latin integritās.

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Nearby entries

  1. integrative, adj.1867–
  2. integrator, n.1876–
  3. integre, adj.1526
  4. integrious, adj.1658
  5. integriously, adv.1658
  6. integripallial, adj.1862–
  7. integripalliate, adj.1875–
  8. integrism, n.1938–
  9. integrist, n.1907–
  10. integritive, adj.1784
  11. integrity, n.c1450–
  12. integro-differential, adj.1914–
  13. integrous, adj.1657
  14. integrum, n.1594–1681
  15. integumation, n.1817–28
  16. integument, n.?1611–
  17. integument, v.1883–
  18. integumental, adj.1836–
  19. integumentary, adj.1846–
  20. integumentation, n.1808–
  21. in-teinds, n.1621–
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