probity

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French probité, from Latin probitās (“uprightness, honesty”), from probus (“good, excellent, honest”); see probe, prove. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊbɪti/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹoʊbəti/, [-ɾi] Hyphenation: prob‧i‧ty === Noun === probity (countable and uncountable, plural probities) Integrity, especially of the quality of having strong moral principles; decency and honesty. Synonyms: godliness, goodness, honour, righteousness, saintliness, uprightness, virtue; see also Thesaurus:probity Antonym: wickedness ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== probe prove ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “probity”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “probity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.