Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unarmed

/ˌʌnˈɑɹmd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: un-armed
IPA: /ˌʌnˈɑɹmd/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Defenceless and lacking weapons.

adj

Defenceless and lacking weapons.

adj

Not having thorns, claws, or other dangerous appendages.

adj

Unaided, as of the vision without a glass.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"An unarmed jellyfish would never capture prey."
"[…] in order to see such Objects as are very remote, purblind Persons must make Use of concave Glasses, whose Radii are equal to the Distances at which they see distinctly with their unarmed Eyes."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English armed English unarmed From un- + armed.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌʌnˈɑɹmd/

Usage

Obsolete

Derived Forms

unarmedness

Frequently Paired Words

armless

Rhymes With

armed harmed alarmed charmed farmed unharmed disarmed

Questions

How do you pronounce unarmed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnˈɑɹmd/.
What does unarmed mean?: Defenceless and lacking weapons.
Where does unarmed come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English armed English unarmed From un- + armed.

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