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unarmored

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not armored; not wearing armor

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

(used of persons or things military) without protective armor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: unarmoured

Antonyms: armored

3

adjective

Meaning 3

used of animals; without protective covering

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unarmoured

Antonyms: armored

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- 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 English unarmored From un- + armored.