Intact — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; - Bacon

(of a woman) having the hymen unbroken

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntˈækt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntˈakt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntˈakt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪntˈækt/.

Examples

a local motion keepeth bodies integral
was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime
fought to keep the union intact

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inviolate integral entire

Parts of Speech

adjective	constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; - Bacon “a local motion keepeth bodies integral”
adjective	(of a woman) having the hymen unbroken “she was intact, virginal”
adjective	(used of domestic animals) sexually competent “an entire horse”
adjective	undamaged in any way “the vase remained intact despit rough handling”

Word Forms

integrality	noun	the state of being total and complete
entireness	noun	the state of being total and complete
intactness	noun	the state of being unimpaired

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

intakt

das unverminderte Ganze bildend; es fehlt nichts Wesentliches, insbesondere nicht beschädigt; - Speck

🇪🇸Spanish

intacto

constituyendo la totalidad íntegra; faltando nada esencial, especialmente no dañado; - Tocino

🇮🇹Italian

intatto

costituendo l'insieme inalterato; non manca nulla dell'essenziale soprattutto non danneggiato; - Bacon

🇵🇹Portuguese

intacto

constituindo a totalidade inalterada; faltando nada essencial especialmente não danificado; - Bacon

🇷🇺Russian

нетронутый

составляющие неуменьшающуюся целостность; не хватает ничего существенного, особенно не повреждено; - Бекон

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अखंड

अविभाज्य संपूर्णता का गठन; किसी भी आवश्यक चीज़ की कमी नहीं है, विशेष रूप से क्षतिग्रस्त नहीं है; - बेकन

🇧🇩Bengali

অক্ষত

undiminished সমগ্র গঠন; বিশেষ করে ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত না অপরিহার্য কিছুই অভাব; - বেকন

🇮🇳Tamil

அப்படியே

குறையாத முழுமையை உருவாக்குதல்; அத்தியாவசியமான எதுவும் இல்லாதது குறிப்பாக சேதமடையவில்லை; - பேகன்

🇮🇳Telugu

చెక్కుచెదరకుండా

క్షీణించని సంపూర్ణతను ఏర్పాటు చేయడం; ముఖ్యమైనది ఏమీ లేకపోవడం ముఖ్యంగా పాడైపోలేదు; - బేకన్

🇮🇳Marathi

अखंड

कमी न होणारी संपूर्णता तयार करणे; अत्यावश्यक काहीही नसणे, विशेषतः खराब झालेले नाही; - खारवून वाळवलेले डुकराचे मांस

🇮🇳Gujarati

અકબંધ

અસંખ્ય સંપૂર્ણતાની રચના; ખાસ કરીને નુકસાન ન થાય તે માટે આવશ્યક કંઈપણનો અભાવ; - બેકોન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಗೇ

ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗದ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುವುದು; ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಹಾನಿಯಾಗದ ಯಾವುದರ ಕೊರತೆ; - ಬೇಕನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

കേടുകൂടാതെ

കുറയാത്ത സമ്പൂർണത്തെ രൂപപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു; അത്യാവശ്യമായ യാതൊന്നും ഇല്ലാത്തതിനാൽ പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് കേടുപാടുകൾ സംഭവിച്ചിട്ടില്ല; - ഉപ്പിട്ടുണക്കിയ മാംസം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਕਰਾਰ

ਅਣਡਿੱਠੀ ਸੰਪੂਰਨਤਾ ਦਾ ਗਠਨ; ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਖਰਾਬ ਨਾ ਹੋਵੇ; - ਬੇਕਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

برقرار

غیر منقطع مکمل کی تشکیل؛ کسی بھی ضروری چیز کی کمی نہیں ہے خاص طور پر نقصان پہنچا نہیں؛ - بیکن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

完好无损的

构成不减的整体；没有缺少任何重要的东西，尤其是没有损坏； - 熏肉

🇯🇵Japanese

無傷の

constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; - ベーコン

🇰🇷Korean

손대지 않은

줄어들지 않은 전체를 구성합니다. 필수적인 것, 특히 손상되지 않은 것이 부족합니다. - 베이컨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguyên vẹn

cấu thành một tổng thể không suy giảm; thiếu thứ gì thiết yếu nhất là không bị hư hỏng; - Thịt xông khói

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่บุบสลาย

ก่อให้เกิดความสมบูรณ์อันไม่ลดน้อยลง ขาดสิ่งใดที่จำเป็นโดยเฉพาะไม่เสียหาย - เบคอน

🇮🇩Indonesian

utuh

merupakan keseluruhan yang tidak berkurang; tidak kekurangan sesuatu pun yang penting apalagi tidak rusak; - Daging babi asap

🇵🇭Filipino

buo

bumubuo ng hindi nababawasan na kabuuan; kulang sa anumang mahalaga lalo na hindi nasira; - Bacon

🇲🇾Malay

utuh

membentuk keseluruhan yang tidak berkurangan; kekurangan apa-apa yang penting terutamanya tidak rosak; - Bacon

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متصل

تشكل الكل غير المنقوص؛ لا تفتقر إلى أي شيء أساسي خاصة غير تالفة؛ - لحم خنزير مقدد

🇮🇷Persian

دست نخورده

تشکیل کلیت کاهش نیافته؛ فاقد هیچ چیز ضروری به خصوص آسیب دیده نیست. - بیکن

🇹🇷Turkish

bozulmamış

eksilmeyen bütünlüğü oluşturan; önemli hiçbir şeyin olmaması, özellikle hasar görmemesi; - Pastırma

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׁלֵם

המהווה את המכלול הבלתי מופחת; חסר שום דבר חיוני במיוחד לא פגום; - בייקון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'intact'?

The primary meaning of 'intact' is 'constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; - Bacon'.

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Using 'intact' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'intact' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'intact' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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