"probity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊbɪti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɹoʊbəti/ [General-American], [-ɾi] [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-probity.wav [Southern-England] Forms: probities [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French probité, from Latin probitās (“uprightness, honesty”), from probus (“good, excellent, honest”); see probe, prove. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|probité}} Middle French probité, {{der|en|la|probitās|t=uprightness, honesty}} Latin probitās (“uprightness, honesty”), {{m|la|probus|t=good, excellent, honest}} probus (“good, excellent, honest”), {{m|en|probe}} probe, {{m|en|prove}} prove Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} probity (countable and uncountable, plural probities)
  1. Integrity, especially of the quality of having strong moral principles; decency and honesty. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ethics Synonyms: godliness, goodness, honour, righteousness, saintliness, uprightness, virtue Related terms: probe, prove Translations (integrity): честност (čestnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), неподкупност (nepodkupnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), integriteit [feminine] (Dutch), rechtschapenheid [feminine] (Dutch), eerlijkheid [feminine] (Dutch), oprechtheid [feminine] (Dutch), probidade [feminine] (Galician), პატიოსნება (ṗaṭiosneba) (Georgian), მოუსყიდაობა (mousq̇idaoba) (Georgian), Probität [feminine, obsolete] (German), Rechtschaffenheit [feminine] (German), probitās [feminine] (Latin), redelighet [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), uczciwość [feminine] (Polish), probidade (Portuguese), честность (čestnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), probidad [feminine] (Spanish), redlighet [common-gender] (Swedish), rättskaffenhet [common-gender] (Swedish)

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