Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged
"The ancient vase remained intact after falling from the shelf, showing no cracks on its surface."
In plain English: Intact means something is whole and has not been damaged or broken apart.
"After packing carefully, she opened her suitcase to find everything inside intact."
Usage: Use intact to describe something that remains completely undamaged and in its original condition. This adjective often contrasts with words like broken or ruined when emphasizing physical wholeness after an event.
Example Sentences
"After packing carefully, she opened her suitcase to find everything inside intact."adj
"The glass jar remained intact after the fall."adj
"She managed to finish her project with all the original details intact."adj
"We were surprised to find the ancient statue still intact in the garden."adj
The word entered English from Middle French and originally meant untouched or unharmed. It derives directly from the Latin form intactus, which carried this same sense of being left in its original state.