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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

integrity

/ˌɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/

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The second syllable, “teg,” is strongest.

Integrity has four syllables and a hard g sound. Keep the vowels after the main stress lighter, and finish with an ee sound rather than giving the final ty a long i.

4 syllables · Stress on syllable 2

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The team praised her integrity.

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What does integrity mean?

noun

  1. Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
  2. The state of being wholesome; unimpaired
  3. The quality or condition of being complete; pure
More meanings (3)

noun

  1. With regards to data encryption, ensuring that information is not altered by unauthorized persons in a way that is not detectable by authorized users.
  2. The ability of systems to provide timely warnings to users when they should not be used for navigation.
  3. Trustworthiness; keeping one's word.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/

Pronunciation used in the listening tip.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/ɪnˈtɛɡɹɪti/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Carthoris was hurt by the girl’s tone, as much as by the doubt as to his integrity which her words implied.
Edgar Rice BurroughsThuvia, maid of MarsProject Gutenberg ebook #72
This lamp, when put on the circuit, lighted up brightly to incandescence and maintained its integrity for over forty hours, and lo!
Frank Lewis Dyer; Thomas Commerford MartinEdison: His Life and InventionsProject Gutenberg ebook #820
More book examples (3)
In this dangerous crisis the people of America were not abandoned by their usual good sense, presence of mind, resolution, or integrity.
United States. PresidentsUnited States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. BushProject Gutenberg ebook #925
Every one admits how praiseworthy it is in a prince to keep faith, and to live with integrity and not with craft.
Niccolò MachiavelliThe PrinceTranslated by W. K. (William Kenaz) MarriottProject Gutenberg ebook #1232
Write till your ink be dry, and with your tears Moist it again, and frame some feeling line That may discover such integrity.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100