defenseless
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- lacking protection or support
- "a defenseless child"
- having no protecting or concealing cover; - Shakespeare
- lacking weapons for self-defense
Adverb
- without defense
- "the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly"
Adj
- Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.
Origin / Etymology
From defense + -less.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
defenseless is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL worddefenseless is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
defenseless is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
defenseless is a valid Words With Friends word