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intactness

intactness

1 6.1
The state of being whole and not damaged
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈtækt.nəs/
translation icon : integridad
  • The old castle was restored to preserve its historical intactness.
  • the intactness of black families

But you know, particularly the, the, the family, the lack of family intactness issue.

Examples

  • Instead, scholars have been primarily concerned with documenting the intactness of black families, rather than the changes that might have occurred.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Likewise, the presence of parents (intactness) may be of limited value for low socioeconomic African American families in which extended family members like grandmothers or aunts may play a significant role in child rearing.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Family intactness was not significantly associated with fighting.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Family intactness had a significant negative relationship with fighting (p < .05).

    Academic text (2006)

  • Five variables in this block were partitioned into three subblocks representing academic performance, family intactness and violence, and gang affiliation.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The museum has maintained the intactness of its ancient artifacts for many years.

  • Despite the storm, the house was praised for its intactness after the hurricanes.

Synonyms

integrity
vsintactness
132 4.4

Being whole and not broken, for example in a building or file

focuses more on physical lack of damage or impairment than unity
wholeness
vsintactness
5 3.9

A feeling of being complete and not missing anything in life

emphasizes being undamaged or unimpaired rather than mere completeness
pristineness
vsintactness
7.1

A condition of being very clean and unchanged from its original form

highlights absence of damage rather than cleanliness or purity

Antonyms

impairment
62 6.1

A loss of ability caused by damage or other problems

How Intact

intactness
1 6.1
destruction
849 3.0

Surface Forms

intactness singular
intactnesses plural

Morphology

intactness = intact (transparent) = intact + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'intact' by the productive suffix '-ness'; meaning (the state of being intact) is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word intactness comes from Latin parts in- 'not' and tangere 'to touch', so it originally meant 'not touched'. Think of the everyday word 'touch' — if something is not touched it stays whole, which is why intactness means being complete and undamaged.