Definitions for defenceless
de·fence·less

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. defenseless, defencelessadjective

   lacking protection or support

   "a defenseless child"

2. defenseless, defencelessadverb

   lacking weapons for self-defense

3. defenseless, defenceless, defenselessly, defencelesslyadverb

   without defense

   "the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly"

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1. defencelessadjective

   Without defence; undefended.

   Blind, deaf, and paralysed, the old man was defenceless; and the robbers easily stole all of his money.

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1. Defencelessadjective

   Etymology: from defence.

   1. Naked; unarmed; unguarded; not provided with defence; unprepared.

   Captain or colonel, or knight in arms,
   Whose chance on these defenceless doors may seize,
   If deed of honour did thee ever please,
   Guard them, and him within protect from harms. John Milton.

   My sister is not so defenceless left
   As you imagine: she has a hidden strength
   Which you remember not. John Milton.

   Ah me! that fear
   Comes thund’ring back with dreadful revolution
   On my defenceless head. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x. l. 815.

   On a slave disarm’d,
   Defenceless, and submitted to my rage,
   A base revenge is vengeance on myself. John Dryden, Don Sebast.

   2. Impotent; unable to make resistance.

   Will such a multitude of men employ
   Their strength against a weak defenceless boy? Joseph Addison, Ovid.

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1. defenceless

   Walls is the debut studio album by English singer and songwriter Louis Tomlinson, released on 31 January 2020 through Syco Music and Arista Records. It has spawned five singles: "Two of Us", "Kill My Mind", "We Made It", "Don't Let It Break Your Heart" and "Walls". The album was met with mixed reviews, but was moderately successful commercially. It sold 35,000 copies upon its release. The album debuted at number one in Argentina, Portugal, Mexico and Scotland. It reached the top ten in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Poland, Spain, and the UK, and also debuted and peaked at number nine on the US Billboard 200 chart.

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1. defenceless

   Defenceless refers to the state of being unprotected, vulnerable, or lacking means or methods to guard oneself against harm, attack, or danger. This could apply to individuals, groups, or even entities that do not have the necessary physical, emotional, legal, or other types of security mechanisms.

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Veena

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of defenceless in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of defenceless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of defenceless in a Sentence

1. Niccollo Machavelli, The Prince.:

   So as a prince is forced to know how to act like a beast, he must learn from the fox and the lion; becouse the lion is defenceless against traps and the fox is defenceless against wolves. Therefore one must be a fox in order to recognise traps and lion to frighten off wolves.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=defenceless
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Defenceless
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=defenceless
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenceless
5. ^ ChatGPT
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