adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˌʌnˈɑɹmd/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)md
CMU ARPABET:AH0 N AA1 R M D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Defenceless and lacking weapons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Defenceless and lacking weapons.
Lacking both weapons and protective armour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Not having thorns, claws, or other dangerous appendages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
Examples
An unarmed jellyfish would never capture prey.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Unaided, as of the vision without a glass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
(used of persons or the military) not having or using arms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
went alone and unarmed
unarmed peasants were shot down
unarmed vehicles
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: armed
6
adjective
Meaning 6
(used of plants or animals) lacking barbs or stings or thorns
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: armed
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English armed English unarmed From un- + armed.
Across languages
Translations
79 source translations are retained for this English entry.