# intransitive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈtɹænsətɪv/ · frequency rank #65,214

## Definitions
1. Not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object.
2. Not transitive or passing further; kept; detained.
3. Of a set of dice: containing three dice A, B, and C, with the property that A rolls higher than B more than half the time, and B rolls higher than C more than half the time, but lacking the property that A rolls higher than C more than half the time. See intransitive dice and intransitive game.

## Etymology
From in- + transitive.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/intransitive