unarmed

CEFRB2

/ˌʌnˈɑɹmd/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not carrying weapons.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not having thorns, claws, or other dangerous appendages.

Examples

  • Karate is an art of unarmed defense.

  • Larger pirates often preyed on unarmed merchant ships.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Defenceless and lacking weapons.

  2. Lacking both weapons and protective armour.

  3. Unaided, as of the vision without a glass.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The police officer faced the blank suspect who had no guns or knives.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From un- + armed.