armor
/ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.97 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
American usage; Uncountable
noun
A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
American usage; Uncountable
noun
The naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion.
American usage; Uncountable
verb
To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.
American usage; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "a suit of armor"
- "You teach me how to be a man / Though I am someone's daughter / The path of warrior was set for me / And I had to try on the armour / No it doesn't suit me / And it feels so heavy / I'm frightened and so ashamed / That I have to combat the world alone / That I have to swing my sword alone"
- "Good work, Chief. Link up with our armor on the far side of the wall."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos Proto-Italic *armosder. Latin arma Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin armō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin armātūra Old French armeure Anglo-Norman armurebor. Middle English armure English armor From Middle English armure, armour, armor, armeure, borrowed from Anglo-Norman armure and Old French armeüre, from Latin armātūra. Doublet of armature and armure. By surface analysis, arm (“to cover or furnish”) + -or (suffix forming agent nouns or nouns of quality, state, or condition).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/
- British English: /ˈɑː.mə/
Usage
- American usage
- Uncountable
- Countable
- Transitive verb