unarmed

/ˌʌnˈɑɹmd/

adj 4

Collocations

ADJ.

black, trying

VERB + UNARMED

attack, claim, disdained, kills, made, pirates, preyed, see

UNARMED + NOUN

defense, enemy, jellyfish, man, merchant, opponent, palestinian, people

PREP.

on, upon, with

ADV.

distinctly, often

Definitions

adj

Defenceless and lacking weapons.

Not having thorns, claws, or other dangerous appendages.

An unarmed jellyfish would never capture prey.

Unaided, as of the vision without a glass.

[…] 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.

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Synonyms

Antonyms

armed

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

An unarmed jellyfish would never capture prey.

Wiktionary

[…] 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.

Wiktionary

Karate is an art of unarmed defense.

Tatoeba · #18180

Larger pirates often preyed on unarmed merchant ships.

Tatoeba · #22161

The soldier disdained shooting an unarmed enemy.

Tatoeba · #44105

I'm not going to get into a battle of wits with you; I never attack anyone who's unarmed.

Tatoeba · #437804

Usage Notes

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In some senses, unarmed is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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