intégrité
integrity, honesty
noun an-tay-gree-TAY Rare
Origin: Latin integritas (wholeness)
Also means
completeness, wholeness
Usage Note
intégrité covers both moral integrity (honesty, uprightness) and the physical or conceptual integrity of something (its undivided wholeness). L'intégrité territoriale ('territorial integrity') is a fixed phrase in political discourse. The related adjective is intègre ('upright, honest'), not intégral (which means 'complete, full').
Examples
"On respecte son intégrité professionnelle."
Natural Translation
People respect his professional integrity.
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