probity

[proh-bi-tee, prob-i-] /ˈproʊ bɪ ti, ˈprɒb ɪ-/

noun

integrity and uprightness; honesty.

Origin

1505-15; < Latin probitās uprightness, equivalent to prob(us) upright + -itās -ity

Can be confused

probity, propriety.

Synonyms

rectitude.

Antonyms

dishonesty.

Examples from the web for probity

probity officers are employed throughout the process to maintain accountability and fairness.
In doing so, he may have saved the euro but lost part of his reputation for probity.
But their reputation for probity and virtue is deteriorating fast.
Singapore is now a model of probity, but in the 1950's it was awash in corruption.
This is everything in a country of which people praise the morals, the virtues, and the probity as worthy of our first ancestors.
Not many of his probity in academe, apparently.
Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes.
His reputation is largely inherited from his mother, revered for her probity.
The country was hailed worldwide as an exemplar of probity and national consensus.
There is no denying that religious faith sometimes moves people to act with extraordinary probity and compassion.

British Dictionary definitions for probity

/ˈprəʊbɪtɪ/

noun

confirmed integrity; uprightness

Word Origin

C16: from Latin probitās honesty, from probus virtuous

Word Origin and History for probity

early 15c., from Middle French probité, from Latin probitatem (nominative probitas) "uprightness, honesty," from probus "worthy, good" (see prove).