mindmap root((正直)) honesty implies refusal to lie, steal, or deceive in any way: a politician of scrupulous ~. honor suggests an active or anxious regard for the standards of one's profession, calling, or position: a keen sense of ~ in business matters. integrity implies trustworthiness and incorruptibility to a degree that one is incapable of being false to a trust, responsibility, or pledge: her unimpeachable ~ as a journalist. probity implies tried and proven honesty or integrity: a judge with a reputation for ~.