How to pronounce integrity
American English pronunciation
in-TEG-rih-tee
- IPA
- /ɪnˈtɛɡɹɪti/
- Syllables
- in · TEG · rih · tee (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What integrity means
Sticking to what is right, even when no one is watching
In a sentence: Lena showed integrity when she gave back the extra change the shopkeeper handed her by mistake.
Where it comes from: It comes from French, from a Latin word meaning "soundness" or "wholeness." That word comes from the Latin integer, meaning "whole."
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Compare: integrity and honest
Honest is about telling the truth; integrity is sticking to what is right in everything you do, even when no one is watching.
See also: honest
Compare: integrity and sincere
Sincere is meaning what you say; integrity is acting rightly even when no one would know.
See also: sincere
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