Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

armed

/ɑɹmd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.59 in modern English

Syllables: armed
IPA: /ɑɹmd/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Equipped, especially with a weapon.

adj

Equipped, especially with a weapon.

adj

Prepared for use; loaded.

adj

Furnished with something that serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.

Obsolete

adj

Having prickles or thorns.

verb

simple past and past participle of arm

adj

Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.

adj

Possessing arms of a specified number or type.

Example Sentences

"nuclear-armed"
"The violence began when Serbian troops went into Croatia ostensibly to aid armed ethnic Serbians trying to create their own autonomous states there."
"a distemper eminently armed from heaven"
"The naked eye then will immediately direct us, by means of the two stars just mentioned, towards the place where, in the finder, the armed eye will perceive the double star in question about ¾ degree from the 44th Lyncis."
"the four-armed creature"
"the strong-armed man"

Etymology

Etymology tree English arm Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English armed From arm (“to equip with a weapon”) + -ed.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɑɹmd/
British English: /ɑːmd/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more armed (comparative) most armed (superlative)

Derived Forms

armedness biarmed multiarmed nonarmed triarmed unarmed

Phrases

armed and dangerous armed bullhead armed conflict armed forces armed merchantman armed neutrality armed police armed probe

Frequently Paired Words

legged

Antonyms

armless

Rhymes With

unarmed harmed alarmed charmed farmed unharmed disarmed

Questions

How do you pronounce armed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑɹmd/.
What does armed mean?: Equipped, especially with a weapon.
Where does armed come from?: Etymology tree English arm Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English armed From arm (“to equip with a weapon”) + -ed.

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