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probity

[ proh-bi-tee, prob-i- ]

noun

  1. integrity and uprightness; honesty.

    Synonyms: rectitude

    Antonyms: dishonesty



probity

/ ˈprəʊbɪtɪ /

noun

  1. confirmed integrity; uprightness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of probity1

First recorded in 1505–15; from Latin probitās “uprightness,” equivalent to prob(us) “upright” + -itās -ity
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Word History and Origins

Origin of probity1

C16: from Latin probitās honesty, from probus virtuous
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Example Sentences

Nodding agreement, the other official dubbed the burst of probity around tax cuts “a newfound religion” for the GOP.

But it clearly would have cast those shadows over the question of her general judgment and probity.

Does Mr Carnegie vouch for the probity of all his colleagues?

Yet Cond himself, shortly before the flight from Noyers, expressed himself in strikingly confident terms as to Tavannes's probity.

The rigid and scrupulous honor, the spotless decorum, the unshaken probity, were all devices to win public confidence and esteem.

Her brother succeeded to the trade; a man of probity and honour, but somewhat hard and unamiable.

I thanked him, acknowledged his probity, and offered him part of my goods as a present, which he generously refused.

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