probity
[proh-bi-tee, prob-i-]
noun
integrity and uprightness; honesty.
RELATED WORDS
truthfulness, righteousness, sincerity, rightness, integrity, rectitude, morality, trustworthiness, justice, uprightness, worth, virtue, goodness, equity, fidelity, honor
Nearby words
- probenecid,
- probie,
- probiosis,
- probiotic,
- probit,
- problem,
- problem page,
- problem-oriented record,
- problematic,
- problematical
Origin of probity
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probity
noun
Word Origin for probity
C16: from Latin probitās honesty, from probus virtuous
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probity
early 15c., from Middle French probité, from Latin probitatem (nominative probitas) "uprightness, honesty," from probus "worthy, good" (see prove).
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