'defenceless' definitions:
Definition of 'defenceless'
From: WordNet
adverb
Without defense; "the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly" [syn: defenseless, defenceless, defenselessly, defencelessly]
adjective
Lacking protection or support; "a defenseless child" [syn: defenseless, defenceless]
adjective
Lacking weapons for self-defense [syn: defenseless, defenceless]
Definition of 'defenceless'
From: GCIDE
- 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. armed [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'defenceless'
From: GCIDE
- defenceless \defenceless\ adj. same as defenseless; as, a defenceless child.
- Syn: defenseless, helpless. [WordNet 1.5]