probity

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprəʊbɪti/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈproʊbɪti, ˈprɑbɪ-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prō′bi tē, prob′i-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•bi•ty /ˈproʊbɪti, ˈprɑbɪ-/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. complete honesty;
    integrity;
    uprightness:questions aimed at testing the probity of the witness.
See -prob-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•bi•ty  (prō′bi tē, prob′i-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. integrity and uprightness;
    honesty.
  • Latin probitās uprightness, equivalent. to prob(us) upright + -itās -ity
  • 1505–15
    rectitude.
    dishonesty.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
probity /ˈprəʊbɪtɪ/ n
  1. confirmed integrity; uprightness
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin probitās honesty, from probus virtuous
'probity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
belief - credit - goodness - honesty - honor - integrity - principle - prove - rectitude - virtue - sincerity

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