adj · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/ɑɹmd/
UK:/ɑːmd/
obsolete:/ˈɑːɹmɪd/
rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)md
rhymes with -ɑːɹmɪd
CMU ARPABET:AA1 R M D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Equipped, especially with a weapon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds, sometimes
Examples
nuclear-armed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Equipped, especially with a weapon.
Equipped with a gun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds, sometimes, specifically
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Prepared for use; loaded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Furnished with something that serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
Having prickles or thorns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adj
Meaning 6
Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: armless
7
adj
Meaning 7
Possessing arms of a specified number or type.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
the four-armed creature
the strong-armed man
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: armless
8
adj
Meaning 8
Having horns, claws, teeth, a beak, etc. in a particular tincture, as contrasted with that of the animal as a whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
verb
Meaning 9
simple past and past participle of arm
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
adjective
Meaning 10
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
armed robbery
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unarmed
11
adjective
Meaning 11
(used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unarmed
12
adjective
Meaning 12
having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the many-armed goddess Shiva
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: armless
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English arm 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 armed From arm (“to equip with a weapon”) + -ed.
Etymology tree English arm 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 armed From arm (“the upper limb of the body”) + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
75 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
armatosur
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Arabic:
مُسَلَّح
(musallaḥ)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Armenian:
զինված
(zinvac)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Belarusian:
узбро́ены
(uzbrójeny)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Bulgarian:
въоръже́н
(vǎorǎžén)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Catalan:
armat
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Chinese Mandarin:
武裝的 /武装的
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Czech:
ozbrojený
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Danish:
bevæpnet
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Dutch:
gewapend
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Esperanto:
armita
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Finnish:
varustettu
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Finnish:
aseistautunut
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Finnish:
aseistettu
— equipped, especially with a weapon
French:
armé
— equipped, especially with a weapon
German:
bewaffnet
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Greek:
ένοπλος
(énoplos)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Ancient Greek:
ἔνοπλος
(énoplos)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Hindi:
मुसल्लह
(musallah)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Hindi:
हथियारबंद
(hathiyārband)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Hindi:
सशस्त्र
(saśastra)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Icelandic:
vopnaður
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Italian:
armato
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Northern Kurdish:
çekdar
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Latin:
armātus
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Latin:
armiger
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Luxembourgish:
bewaffent
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Luxembourgish:
arméiert
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Macedonian:
вооружен
(vooružen)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Māori:
maupū
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Māori:
maurākau
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Marathi:
सशस्त्र
(saśastra)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Marathi:
शस्त्रसज्ज
(śastrasajja)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Marathi:
शस्त्रधारी
(śastradhārī)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Marathi:
हत्यारबंद
(hatyārbanda)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Norwegian Bokmål:
bevæpnet
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Norwegian Bokmål:
bevæpna
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Old Church Slavonic:
орѫжьнъ
(orǫžĭnŭ)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Old English:
ġewǣpnod
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Persian:
مسلح
(mosallah)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Persian:
زیناوند
(zinâvand)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Persian:
افزارمند
(afzârmand)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Plautdietsch:
bewaufnet
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Polish:
uzbrojony
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Polish:
zbrojny
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Portuguese:
armado
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Romanian:
armat
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Romanian:
înarmat
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Russian:
вооружённый
(vooružónnyj)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Russian:
вооружи́вшийся
(vooružívšijsja)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Sardinian:
armàdu
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Serbo-Croatian:
о̀ружа̄н
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Serbo-Croatian:
на̏оружа̄н
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Serbo-Croatian:
òružān
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Serbo-Croatian:
nȁoružān
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Slovak:
ozbrojený
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Slovene:
oborožen
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Spanish:
armado [con]
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Spanish:
armífero
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Spanish:
provisto [de]
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Swedish:
beväpnad
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Tajik:
мусаллаҳ
(musallah)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Ukrainian:
озбро́єний
(ozbrójenyj)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Ukrainian:
збро́йний
(zbrójnyj)
— equipped, especially with a weapon
Catalan:
armat
— prepared for use
Finnish:
ladattu
— prepared for use
Greek:
οπλισμένος
(oplisménos)
— prepared for use
Portuguese:
armado
— prepared for use
Russian:
снаряжённый
(snarjažónnyj)
— prepared for use
Russian:
вооружённый
(vooružónnyj)
— prepared for use