armored
/ˈɑɹmɚd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.62 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Covered with armor, as a ship or the face of a fortification; armor-plated.
verb
simple past and past participle of armor
Example Sentences
- "They came with horses and armored vehicles, carrying rifles and in tactical gear in the middle of what is the heart of immigrant Los Angeles. But there were few of their supposed targets to be found Monday — immigrants without documentation."
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 Old English -ed ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English armored From armor + -ed.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑɹmɚd/
- British English: /ˈɑːməd/