defenceless
/dɪˈfɛnsləs/
defenceless adjective: without defence; undefended.
Adjective
defenceless (comparative more defenceless, superlative most defenceless)
- Without defence; undefended.
- Paralysed, the old man was defenceless; and the robbers easily stole all of his money.
- The hawk, foul murderer of defenceless birds, has sighted the chicken on the bare patch.1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary On The Plains, page 95
defenceless meaning in Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
defenceless in Urdu
- بےبچاؤ, بےکس, نہتا
defenceless in Bengali
- প্রতিরক্ষা ছাড়া, অরক্ষিত
defenceless in Malayalam
- തുണയറ്റ, ആശ്രയമില്ലാത്ത, പ്രതിവാദമില്ലാത്ത, അശരണമായ, പ്രതിരോധശക്തിയില്ലാത്ത
Forms of defenceless
| comparative | more defenceless |
|---|---|
| superlative | most defenceless |
| alternative form | defenseless |
Origin of defenceless
From defence + -less.
Words formed from defenceless
Questions about defenceless
- What does defenceless mean?
- Defenceless means without defence; undefended.
- What is defenceless in Urdu?
- Defenceless in Urdu is بےبچاؤ, بےکس, نہتا. See Defenceless meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is defenceless?
- Defenceless is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce defenceless?
- Defenceless is pronounced /dɪˈfɛnsləs/ (UK).
Words near defenceless in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: defenceless (page history and authors); defenceless (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); defenceless (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); defenceless (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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