defenseless
adjectifattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//dɪˈfɛnsləs//
Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.
adjectif
- 1
Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.
Her look, her attitude, her words were eloquent of the age-old appeal of defenseless woman to her natural protector—man.
On the port tack layline , you're defenseless against starboard tackers — you have to dip them , no matter how much you may lose doing it — and the wind shadow of boats spinnakering away from the mark can cost you plenty.
Étymologie
Etymology tree English defense Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English defenseless From defense + -less.
Formes
- comparatif
- more defenseless
- superlatif
- most defenseless
defenseless · Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.
defensive · Intended for defence; protective.defiance · The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.Defiance · A small city in Shelby County, Iowa, United States.