probity

probity
I noun candidness, candor, conscience, dependability, deservingness, equitableness, equity, fair play, fairness, faith, frankness, good faith, goodness, guilelessness, high principles, honesty, honor, honorableness, impartiality, incorruptibility, ingenuousness, integrity, justice, merit, moral excellence, morality, morals, principle, probitas, rectitude, reputability, righteousness, scrupulousness, sincerity, straightforwardness, trustiness, trustworthiness, truth, truthfulness, undeceptiveness, uprightness, veraciousness, veracity, virtue II index candor (impartiality), conscience, credibility, ethics, fairness, good faith, honesty, honor (good reputation), integrity, justice, principle (virtue), rectitude, right (righteousness), trustworthiness, truth, veracity

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  • probity — pro‧bi‧ty [ˈprəʊbti ǁ ˈproʊ ] noun [uncountable] formal honesty and correctness: • An accountant provides assurance of fiscal probity to businesses. • The people managing these large pension funds are models of probity. * * * probity UK US… …   Financial and business terms

  • Probity — Prob i*ty, n. [F. probit[ e], fr. L. probitas, fr. probus good, proper, honest. Cf. {Prove}.] Tried virtue or integrity; approved moral excellence; honesty; rectitude; uprightness. Probity of mind. Pope. [1913 Webster] Syn: {Probity}, {Integrity} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • probity — (n.) early 15c., from M.Fr. probité, from L. probitatem (nom. probitas) uprightness, honesty, from probus worthy, good (see PROVE (Cf. prove)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • probity — *honesty, honor, integrity Analogous words: uprightness, justness, conscientiousness, scrupulousness (see corresponding adjectives at UPRIGHT): *truth, veracity: rectitude, *goodness, virtue …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • probity — [n] fairness, honesty equity, fidelity, goodness, honor, integrity, justice, morality, rectitude, righteousness, rightness, sincerity, trustworthiness, truthfulness, uprightness, virtue, worth; concepts 411,645 Ant. deceit, dishonesty, unfairness …   New thesaurus

  • probity — ► NOUN ▪ honesty and decency. ORIGIN Latin probitas, from probus good …   English terms dictionary

  • probity — [prō′bə tē, präb′ətē] n. [L probitas < probus, good, proper: see PROBE] uprightness in one s dealings; integrity …   English World dictionary

  • Probity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Probity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 probity probity integrity rectitude Sgm: N 1 uprightness uprightness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 honesty honesty faith Sgm: N 1 honor honor Sgm …   English dictionary for students

  • probity — [[t]pro͟ʊbɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT Probity is a high standard of correct moral behaviour. [FORMAL] He asserted his innocence and his financial probity …   English dictionary

  • probity — noun [ˈprɘʊbɘ/ɪti] integrity ...they can but bend our hearts to the love of probity and true honour,... Syn: honesty, goodness, decency, honor, virtue, godliness, saintliness …   Wiktionary

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