"defenseless" meaning in English

See defenseless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈfɛnsləs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-defenseless.wav [US] Forms: more defenseless [comparative], most defenseless [superlative], defenceless [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English defense Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English defenseless From defense + -less. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|defense|-less|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English defense Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English defenseless [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*lewHs-", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*lewh₁-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*leusaną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*lausaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-lausaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-laus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-lēas", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-les", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-less", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "defenseless", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="defenseless"> From defense + -less. Head templates: {{en-adj}} defenseless (comparative more defenseless, superlative most defenseless)
  1. Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack. Synonyms: naked Derived forms: defenselessly, defenselessness Translations (lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack): أَعْزَل (ʔaʕzal) (Arabic), безабаро́нны (bjezabarónny) (Belarusian), беззащи́тен (bezzaštíten) (Bulgarian), indefens (Catalan), bezbranný (Czech), weerloos (Dutch), puolustuskyvytön (Finnish), sans défense (French), indefenso (Galician), დაუცველი (daucveli) (Georgian), მოწყვლადი (moc̣q̇vladi) (Georgian), schutzlos (German), wehrlos (German), अरक्षित (arakṣit) (Hindi), védtelen (Hungarian), parekore (Māori), wawaukore (Māori), bezbronny (Polish), bezradny (Polish), bezsilny (Polish), indefeso (Portuguese), indefenso (Portuguese), беззащи́тный (bezzaščítnyj) (Russian), indefenso (Spanish), desamparado (Spanish), försvarslös (Swedish), korumasız (Turkish), savunmasız (Turkish), безза́хисний (bezzáxysnyj) (Ukrainian), беззахи́сний (bezzaxýsnyj) (Ukrainian), không được bảo vệ (Vietnamese), không được phòng thủ (Vietnamese)
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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nEnglish defense\nProto-Indo-European *lewh₁-\nProto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.\nProto-Germanic *leusaną\nProto-Germanic *lausaz\nProto-Germanic *-lausaz\nProto-West Germanic *-laus\nOld English -lēas\nMiddle English -les\nEnglish -less\nEnglish defenseless\n[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"alt\" : \"*lewHs-\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*lewh₁-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*leusaną\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"gem-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*lausaz\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"gem-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*-lausaz\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"gem-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-West Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*-laus\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"gmw-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Old English\", \"term\" : \"-lēas\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ang\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Middle English\", \"term\" : \"-les\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"enm\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"-less\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"defenseless\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"defenseless\">\nFrom defense + -less.",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nEnglish defense\nProto-Indo-European *lewh₁-\nProto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.\nProto-Germanic *leusaną\nProto-Germanic *lausaz\nProto-Germanic *-lausaz\nProto-West Germanic *-laus\nOld English -lēas\nMiddle English -les\nEnglish -less\nEnglish defenseless\nFrom defense + -less.",
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    {
      "form": "more defenseless",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most defenseless",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "defenceless",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "defenseless (comparative more defenseless, superlative most defenseless)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "English entries with etymology texts",
        "English entries with etymology trees",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewh₁-",
        "English terms suffixed with -less",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Requests for review of Northern Mansi translations",
        "Terms with Arabic translations",
        "Terms with Belarusian translations",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Galician translations",
        "Terms with Georgian translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Hindi translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Māori translations",
        "Terms with Northern Mansi translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
        "Terms with Vietnamese translations"
      ],
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              73,
              84
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 44:",
          "text": "Her look, her attitude, her words were eloquent of the age-old appeal of defenseless woman to her natural protector—man.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              34,
              45
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          ],
          "ref": "1995, Tom Linskey, Race Winning Strategies:",
          "text": "On the port tack layline , you're defenseless against starboard tackers — you have to dip them , no matter how much you may lose doing it — and the wind shadow of boats spinnakering away from the mark can cost you plenty.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "defense",
          "defense"
        ],
        [
          "vulnerable",
          "vulnerable"
        ],
        [
          "attack",
          "attack"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈfɛnsləs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "naked"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "lang_code": "ar",
      "roman": "ʔaʕzal",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "أَعْزَل"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "lang_code": "be",
      "roman": "bjezabarónny",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "безабаро́нны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "bezzaštíten",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "беззащи́тен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "indefens"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "bezbranný"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "weerloos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "puolustuskyvytön"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "sans défense"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "indefenso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "daucveli",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "დაუცველი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "moc̣q̇vladi",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "მოწყვლადი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "schutzlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "wehrlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "arakṣit",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "अरक्षित"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "védtelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "parekore"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "wawaukore"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "bezbronny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "bezradny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "bezsilny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "indefeso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "indefenso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "bezzaščítnyj",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "беззащи́тный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "indefenso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "desamparado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "försvarslös"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "korumasız"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "savunmasız"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "bezzáxysnyj",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "безза́хисний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "bezzaxýsnyj",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "беззахи́сний"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "không được bảo vệ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack",
      "word": "không được phòng thủ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "defenseless"
}

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