INTACT

integral, entire, intact

(adjective) 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”

intact

(adjective) undamaged in any way; “the vase remained intact despite rough handling”

intact, inviolate

(adjective) (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken; “she was intact, virginal”

entire, intact

(adjective) (used of domestic animals) sexually competent; “an entire horse”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

intact (not comparable)

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

Of animals, not castrated: an intact bull.

Uncircumcised; commonly used to describe a penis with a foreskin in intactivism.

Synonyms

• (uncircumcised): see also uncircumcised.

Source: Wiktionary


In*tact", a. Etym: [L. intactus; pref. in- not + tactus, p. p. of tangere to touch: cf. F. intact. See In- not, and Tact, Tangent.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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