defenselessness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /dɪˈfɛnsləsnəs/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English defenseless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English defenselessness From defenseless + -ness.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The characteristic of being defenseless; vulnerability.
Translations (7)
no forsvarsløshet (vulnerability) · hu védtelenség (vulnerability) · fi puolustuskyvyttömyys (vulnerability) · pl bezbronność (vulnerability) · pl bezsilność (vulnerability) · is varnarleysi (vulnerability) · pl bezradność (vulnerability)