intact

Adjective
Synonyms: integralentireinviolate

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (4)

  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”Synonyms: integralentire
  2. (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken“she was intact, virginal”Synonyms: inviolate
  3. (used of domestic animals) sexually competent“an entire horse”Synonyms: entire
  4. undamaged in any way“the vase remained intact despit rough handling”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

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. Intactible

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