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Integrity vs Ernest - What's the difference?

integrity | ernest |

As nouns the difference between integrity and ernest

is that integrity is steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code while ernest is obsolete form of lang=en.

As a proper noun Ernest is

a given name derived from Germanic; popular in the 19th century.

integrity

English

(wikipedia integrity)

Noun

  • Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
  • The state of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • The quality or condition of being complete; pure
  • (cryptography) With regards to data encryption, ensuring that information is not altered by unauthorized persons in a way that is not detectable by authorized users.
  • (aviation) The ability of a system to provide timely warnings to users when they should not be used for navigation.

    • Derived terms

    * integrous (very rare)

    Synonyms

    (Synonyms) * honesty * uprightness * rectitude * unity * wholeness * purity * goodness * probity * sincerity * virtue * decency

    ernest

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • ; popular in the 19th century.
  • * 1895 Oscar Wilde: The Importance of Being Earnest :
    • GWENDOLEN. --, and my ideal has always been to love someone in the name of Ernest . There is something in that name that inspires absolute confidence.
  • * 1980 P.D.James: Innocent Blood :
    • "What's his name, your boyfriend?" "Ernest. Ernest' Hemingway." The name was received in disparaging silence. Marlene said: "You wouldn't get me going out with a feller called '''Ernest'''. My granddad was ' Ernest ."

    Related terms

    * pet form: Ernie * female given name: Ernestine

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