defenseless
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
lacking protection or support
a defenseless child
Related & opposite
- defenselessness derivation
- vulnerable similar to
Sense 2 adverb
without defense
the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly
Related & opposite
- defenseless derived from
Sense 3 adjective
having no protecting or concealing cover
naked to mine enemies
Related & opposite
- defenselessness derivation
- nakedness derivation
- unprotected similar to
Sense 4 adjective
lacking weapons for self-defense
Related & opposite
- defenselessness derivation
- unarmed similar to
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | defenselessness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | vulnerable |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | defenseless |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | defenselessness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | nakedness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unprotected |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | defenselessness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | unarmed |