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intact

intact

12 8.6
A woman who has not had sex
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈtækt/
  • NSFW
translation icon : virgen
  • DR. JAFFREE: I'm looking to see if your hymenal ring is still intact.
  • intact female body
  • remain intact

Examples

  • Her honour is intact.

    The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017)

  • What I'm asking is, is Miss O'Connor's virginity still intact?

    The Big Wedding (2013)

  • Girls can keep their virginity intact while having the kind of sex it took me years.

    Blog text (25)

  • What I do need you for is to see that this dear child is returned safely to the palace with both the treasure and her virginity intact.

    Conan the Destroyer (1984)

  • The doctor confirmed that her hymen remains intact after the examination.

  • She was relieved to know that her virginity was still intact despite the rumors.

  • After the incident, she wanted to ensure that everything about her was intact.

Synonyms

virgin
vsintact
  • NSFW
10 5.5

Not having had sex

focuses on a woman with an unbroken hymen rather than any person
virginal
vsintact
  • Literature
3 7.8

Pure and untouched, not changed or used

means actual sexual status rather than a figurative purity
undefiled
vsintact
1 9.9

Not spoiled by dirt, harm, or bad things

refers specifically to sexual history and physical condition not general purity
inviolate
vsintact
  • NSFW
9.9

A woman who has not had sex

is the same meaning but without the dated medical label

Idioms

ass intact
  • Offensive
9.9

To leave a dangerous or difficult situation without harm

Surface Forms

intact positive

Morphology

intact = tact (semi-transparent) = in + tact

The sexual sense is a figurative extension of 'not touched/untouched' and so is somewhat inferable from the basic 'not + tact' idea, but it is a specialized, idiomatic extension that learners may not predict.

Etymology

Intact comes from Latin parts in- 'not' and tangere 'to touch'. A helpful way to remember the second meaning is that it once described a woman as 'not touched' in a sexual way, which is why 'intact' can mean the hymen is unbroken.