Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undefended

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: un-de-fend-ed
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"“You needn’t worry about bombs, by the way. Dresden is an open city. It is undefended, and contains no war industries or troop concentrations of any importance.”"

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 defend 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 defended English undefended From un- + defended.

Inflected Forms

more undefended (comparative) most undefended (superlative)

Derived Forms

undefendedness

Synonyms

assailable undefendable open

Questions

What does undefended mean?: Not defended.
Where does undefended 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 defend 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 defended English undefended From un- + defended.

How to pronounce undefended

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “undefended”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “undefended”.
Repeat and practice — Say “undefended” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.