Associations to the word «Defenseless»

Wiktionary

DEFENSELESS, adjective. Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.

Dictionary definition

DEFENSELESS, adverb. Without defense; "the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly".
DEFENSELESS, adjective. Lacking protection or support; "a defenseless child".
DEFENSELESS, adjective. Having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare.
DEFENSELESS, adjective. Lacking weapons for self-defense.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley