Hypertext Webster Gateway: "intact"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Intact \In*tact"\, a. [L. intactus; pref. in- not + tactus, p.
p. of tangere to touch: cf. F. intact. See {In-} not, and
{Tact}, {Tangent}.]
Untouched, especially by anything that harms, defiles, or the
like; uninjured; undefiled; left complete or entire.
--Buckle.
When all external differences have passed away, one
element remains intact, unchanged, -- the everlasting
basis of our common nature, the human soul. --F. W.
Robertson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
intact
adj 1: constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing
essential especially not damaged; "a local motion
keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the
collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to
keep the union intact" [syn: {integral}, {entire}]
2: not impaired or diminished in any way; "emerged from the
trial with his prestige intact"; "the blast left his
hearint intact"
3: (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken; "she was intact,
virginal" [syn: {inviolate}]
4: (used of domestic animals) sexually competent; "an entire
horse" [syn: {entire}]
5: undamaged in any way; whole; "the vase remained intact
despite rough handling"
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