Standard Lemma guide

armored

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɑːməd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈɑɹmɚd/
  • US, General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AA1 R M ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Clad or equipped with arms or armor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Covered with armor, as a ship or the face of a fortification; armor-plated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of armor

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

4

adjective

Meaning 4

protected by armor (used of persons or things military)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: armoured

Antonyms: unarmored

5

adjective

Meaning 5

used of animals; provided with protective covering

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: armoured

Antonyms: unarmored

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

equipped with the complete arms and armor of a warrior

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: panoplied

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2er-der. Proto-Indo-European *h2(e)rmosder. Latin arma Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin armō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh2? Latin -tūra Latin armātūra Old French armeure Anglo-Norman armurebor. Middle English armure English armor Old English -ed ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English armored From armor + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُدَرَّع (mudarraʕ) — clad or equipped with arms or armor
  • Arabic: مُصَفَّح (muṣaffaḥ) — clad or equipped with arms or armor
  • Breton: hobregonet — clad or equipped with arms or armor
  • Catalan: blindat — clad or equipped with arms or armor
  • Czech: obrněný — clad or equipped with arms or armor
  • Finnish: panssaroitu — clad or equipped with arms or armor
  • German: gepanzert — clad or equipped with arms or armor
  • Italian: corazzato — clad or equipped with arms or armor
  • Japanese: 装甲の (sōkō no) — clad or equipped with arms or armor
  • Kazakh: құрышпен қапталған (qūryşpen qaptalğan) — clad or equipped with arms or armor
  • Latin: armātus — clad or equipped with arms or armor
  • Macedonian: оклопен (oklopen) — clad or equipped with arms or armor
  • Polish: opancerzony — clad or equipped with arms or armor
  • Portuguese: blindado — clad or equipped with arms or armor
  • Romanian: blindat — clad or equipped with arms or armor
  • Russian: бронево́й (bronevój) — clad or equipped with arms or armor
  • Russian: брониро́ванный (broniróvannyj) — clad or equipped with arms or armor
  • Spanish: blindado — clad or equipped with arms or armor
  • Spanish: acorazado — clad or equipped with arms or armor
  • Turkish: zırhlı — clad or equipped with arms or armor
Real reading context

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