Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unarm

/ʌˈnɑɹm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-arm
IPA: /ʌˈnɑɹm/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To disarm, to remove the armour and weapons from.

Transitive verb

verb

To remove one's armour.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Thenne anone la beale Isoud sente in to the toune / and prayd syr Dynadan that he wold come in to the castel / & repose hym there with a lady / with a good wylle sayd sir Dynadan / & soo he mounted vpon his hors and rode in to the castel / & there he alyghte / and was vnarmed / & brought in to the castel"
"Call here my varlet; I'll unarm again: Why should I war without the walls of Troy, That find such cruel battle here within?"

Etymology

From un- + arm.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʌˈnɑɹm/
British English: /ʌˈnɑːm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

unarms (present, singular) unarming (participle, present) unarmed (participle, past) unarmed (past)

Synonyms

disarm

Rhymes With

farm arm harm alarm charm forearm disarm underarm sharm nonfarm rearm ducharme

Questions

How do you pronounce unarm?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌˈnɑɹm/.
What does unarm mean?: To disarm, to remove the armour and weapons from.
Where does unarm come from?: From un- + arm.

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