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probity

/pˈɹəʊbəti/PROH-buh-tee
/pˈɹoʊbəti/PROH-buh-tee

Meaninghonesty

Common meaning: strong honesty and moral integrity

Journey through time

  1. Latinprobitatem‘honesty’source
  2. Frenchprobité‘honesty’source
  3. Englishprobity‘strong honesty and moral integrity’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin probitatem ‘honesty’.

Roots

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