intact — intact, e [ ɛ̃takt ] adj. • 1498; lat. intactus 1 ♦ À quoi l on n a pas touché; par ext.(1835) Qui n a pas subi d altération, de dommage. La carrosserie est abîmée, mais le moteur est intact. « le fond n avait jamais été touché. Là, les richesses … Encyclopédie Universelle
Intact — can refer to:*Intact (group of companies), a Romanian media trust *Intact (film) *Intact (Accounting Business Management Software) *Intact (album) and Intact (song) by Ned s Atomic Dustbin *Intact (record label) *Entire (animal), describing an… … Wikipedia
intact — intact, te (in takt, tak t ) adj. 1° À quoi l on n a point touché, dont on n a rien retranché. Le cachet est intact. Le dépôt s est trouvé intact. Fig. • Elle sortit, au milieu de la nuit, de ce bosquet et des bras de son ami aussi intacte … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Intact — (v. lat.), 1) unberührt; 2) unschuldig, rein; 3) von Truppen, die in einer Schlacht noch nicht im Gefecht gewesen u. daher noch frisch sind … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
intact — I adjective complete, entire, faultless, flawless, free from imperfection, full, in good order, in one piece, in perfect condition, intactus, integer, inviolate, perfect, preserved, replete, safe, saivus, solid, sound, together, unabridged,… … Law dictionary
intact — (adj.) mid 15c., from L. intactus untouched, uninjured, undefiled, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + tactus, pp. of tangere to touch (see TANGENT (Cf. tangent)) … Etymology dictionary
intact — whole, entire, *perfect Analogous words: flawless, faultless, impeccable: complete, replete, *full: *consummate, finished Antonyms: defective Contrasted words: impaired, damaged, injured, marred (see INJURE): vitiated, corrupted or corrupt (see… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
intact — [adj] undamaged; all in one piece complete, entire, flawless, imperforate, indiscrete, perfect, scatheless, sound, together, unblemished, unbroken, uncut, undefiled, unharmed, unhurt, unimpaired, uninjured, unmarred, unscathed, untouched,… … New thesaurus
intact — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not damaged or impaired. DERIVATIVES intactness noun. ORIGIN Latin intactus untouched … English terms dictionary
