- defenseless
- adjective see defense I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
defenseless
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Defenseless — Directed by Martin Campbell Written by James Hicks Starring Barbara Hershey Music by Curt Sobel … Wikipedia
Defenseless — De*fense less, a. Destitute of defense; unprepared to resist attack; unable to oppose; unprotected. [Also spelled {defenceless}.] {De*fense less*ly}, adv. {De*fense less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] 2. unarmed; used of persons or the military.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
defenseless — [dē fens′lis, di fens′lis, dē′fenslis] adj. lacking defense; unable to defend oneself; open to attack; helpless; unprotected defenselessly adv. defenselessness n. * * * See defense. * * * … Universalium
defenseless — index disabled (made incapable), indefensible, insecure, open (accessible), powerless, precarious, unable … Law dictionary
defenseless — also defenceless, 1520s, from DEFENSE (Cf. defense) + LESS (Cf. less). Related: Defenselessly … Etymology dictionary
defenseless — (Amer.) adj. without protection, without defense (also defenceless) … English contemporary dictionary
defenseless — [adj] powerless, vulnerable caught, endangered, exposed, hands tied*, helpless, indefensible, in line of fire*, like a clay pigeon*, like a sitting duck*, naked*, on the line*, on the spot*, open, out on limb*, pigeon*, poor, unarmed, unguarded,… … New thesaurus
defenseless — [dē fens′lis, di fens′lis, dē′fenslis] adj. lacking defense; unable to defend oneself; open to attack; helpless; unprotected defenselessly adv. defenselessness n … English World dictionary
defenseless — adj. AE; BE also: defenceless defenseless against (defenseless against any attack) … Combinatory dictionary
defenseless — adjective 1) defenseless animals Syn: vulnerable, helpless, powerless, impotent, weak, susceptible Ant: resilient 2) the country is wholly defenseless Syn: undefended … Thesaurus of popular words
defenseless — I adjective 1. lacking protection or support a defenseless child • Syn: ↑defenceless • Similar to: ↑vulnerable • Derivationally related forms: ↑defencelessness … Useful english dictionary
