'Defenseless' definitions:
Definition of 'defenseless'
(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
Having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare [syn: naked, defenseless]
adjective
Lacking weapons for self-defense [syn: defenseless, defenceless]
Definition of 'Defenseless'
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]
Synonyms of 'defenseless'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandoned,
- aidless,
- bare-handed,
- deserted,
- desolate,
- fatherless,
- forlorn,
- forsaken,
- friendless,
- godforsaken,
- guardless,
- guideless,
- helpless,
- homeless,
- kithless,
- leaderless,
- motherless,
- outcast,
- pregnable,
- unarmed,
- unarmored,
- unattended,
- uncovered,
- undefended,
- unfortified,
- unfriended,
- ungarrisoned,
- unguarded,
- unprotected,
- unscreened,
- unsheltered,
- unshielded,
- unsuspecting,
- untenable,
- unwarned,
- unwatched,
- vulnerable,
- weaponless