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INCORRUPTNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does incorruptness mean?
• INCORRUPTNESS (noun)
The noun INCORRUPTNESS has 1 sense:
1. characterized by integrity or probity
Familiarity information: INCORRUPTNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by integrity or probity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
incorruption; incorruptness
Hypernyms ("incorruptness" is a kind of...):
honestness; honesty (the quality of being honest)
Antonym:
corruptness (lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain)
Derivation:
incorrupt (free of corruption or immorality)
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