intact

I1N1T1A1C3T1
/ɪnˈtækt/

adjective

Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied, or otherwise damaged.

“an intact bull”

Opposite

Meanings

adjectiveintact (comparative more intact, superlative most intact)

comparative more intact · superlative most intact

  1. Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied, or otherwise damaged.

    I packed my belongings carefully so that they would survive the move intact.

    1 more example

    But Pirates! comes with all the usual Aardman strengths intact, particularly the sense that its characters and creators alike are too good-hearted and sweet to nitpick. The ambition is all in the craft rather than in the storytelling, but it’s hard to say no to the proficiency of that craft, or the mild good cheer behind it.

    2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 28 May 2013
  2. Virginal; having an intact hymen.

    She hadn't been... molested? No, no, nothing like that. I have examined her. She is quite intact.

    1975, Clifford Green, Picnic at Hanging Rock (film)
  3. chiefly intactivismUncircumcised; having an intact foreskin.

    GM, 28, intact, atheist, 5'9", 140 lbs., seeks similar guy 20-30 for conversation and other forms of communication.

    1985 August 17, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 6, page 13
  4. Not castrated.

    an intact bull

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
Broader

adjectiveconstituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged

adjective(of a woman) having the hymen unbroken

adjective(used of domestic animals) sexually competent

adjectiveundamaged in any way

Similar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinintact(us)
  2. Middle Frenchintact
  3. Englishintact

From Middle French intact, from Latin intact(us).

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Translations

Bulgarian непокътнат, незасегнат
  • непокътнат (nepokătnat)untouched
  • незасегнат (nezasegnat)untouched
Catalan intacte
  • intacteuntouched
Chinese Mandarin 未受损的, 未经触动的
  • 未受损的untouched
  • 未经触动的untouched
  • 完整的untouched
Danish intakt
  • intaktuntouched
Dutch intact
  • intactuntouched
Esperanto intakta
  • intaktauntouched
Finnish ehjä, koskematon
  • ehjäuntouched
  • koskematonuntouched
  • intaktiuntouched
French intact
  • intactuntouched
German intakt
  • intaktuntouched
Greek άθικτος
  • άθικτος (áthiktos)untouched
Indonesian intak
  • intakuntouched
Italian intatto
  • intattountouched
Latin intactus, integer
  • intactusuntouched
  • integeruntouched
Māori houkura
  • houkurauntouched
Norwegian Bokmål intakt
  • intaktuntouched
Polish nienaruszony, cały
  • nienaruszonyuntouched
  • całyuntouched
Portuguese intacto, intato
  • intactountouched
  • intatountouched
Romanian intact
  • intactuntouched
Russian невреди́мый
  • невреди́мый (nevredímyj)untouched
Spanish intacto
  • intactountouched
Swedish intakt
  • intaktuntouched

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with intact

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Cite this entry
APA

intact. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intact

MLA

“intact.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intact. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intact,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intact.

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