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# integrity

noun (integrity — uncountable)

«integrity» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Being honest and doing what is right even when nobody is watching. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integrity/#m1)
2. Being whole and strong, not broken: «the integrity of the bridge». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integrity/#m2)

### In the lessons

In lessons about truth and character, integrity means keeping your promises, not cheating, and telling the truth when it is hard. In science and building, structural integrity means a structure is strong and safe. Phrases: «a person of integrity», «show integrity», «academic integrity».

### Examples

- She showed integrity when she owned up to her mistake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integrity/#x1)
- Integrity means doing the right thing when no one is watching. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integrity/#x2)
- A person of integrity does not cheat in tests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integrity/#x3)
- He handed in the lost wallet because he has integrity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integrity/#x4)
- The engineers checked the integrity of the bridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integrity/#x5)
- Cheating in games breaks your integrity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integrity/#x6)
- But Hermes, astute as he was dishonest, determined to test the shepherd's integrity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integrity/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. Stress: «in-TEG-ri-ty». It is a big word for honesty plus doing right; close to «honesty» but a little wider.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Bible it means complete honesty and wholeness, being the same inside and out, and sincere towards God. It often translates the Hebrew "tom" or "tummah."

**Interpretation.** Tradition treats integrity as a quality of the righteous, as in Job, who is called "perfect and upright" and who insists on his integrity even while he suffers.

### Examples

- Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for Thee. (Writings PSA.25.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/integrity/#x1)
- I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart. (Writings PSA.101.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/integrity/#x2)
- Let me be weighed in a just balance, that God may know mine integrity — (Writings JOB.31.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/integrity/#x3)

### Note

Uncountable. Stress: «in-TEG-ri-ty». It is a big word for honesty plus doing right; close to «honesty» but a little wider.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «integrity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integrity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«integrity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/integrity.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «integrity» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/integrity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«integrity» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/integrity.html) on Mova free.