defencelessness

defencelessness
The state or condition of being defenceless.

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  • defencelessness — (Brit.) de fence·less·ness || lɪsnɪs n. quality of being unprotected and vulnerable (also defenselessness) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • defencelessness — defenceless (US defenseless) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ without defence or protection; completely vulnerable. DERIVATIVES defencelessness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • defencelessness — noun the property of being helpless in the face of attack • Syn: ↑defenselessness, ↑unprotectedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑unprotected (for: ↑unprotectedness), ↑defenceless, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • defenceless — I adjective 1. lacking protection or support a defenseless child • Syn: ↑defenseless • Similar to: ↑vulnerable • Derivationally related forms: ↑defencelessness, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • defenseless — I adjective 1. lacking protection or support a defenseless child • Syn: ↑defenceless • Similar to: ↑vulnerable • Derivationally related forms: ↑defencelessness …   Useful english dictionary

  • defenselessness — noun the property of being helpless in the face of attack • Syn: ↑defencelessness, ↑unprotectedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑unprotected (for: ↑unprotectedness), ↑defenceless ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • unprotectedness — noun the property of being helpless in the face of attack • Syn: ↑defenselessness, ↑defencelessness • Derivationally related forms: ↑unprotected, ↑defenceless (for: ↑defencelessness), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • English words with uncommon properties — For the purposes of this article, any word which has appeared in a recognised general English dictionary published in the 20th century or later is considered a candidate. For interest, some archaic words, non standard words and proper names are… …   Wikipedia

  • Fokker Scourge — The Fokker Scourge was a term coined by the British press in the summer of 1915 to describe the then current ascendency of the Fokker Eindecker monoplane fighters of the German Luftstreitkräfte over the poorly armed allied reconnaissance types of …   Wikipedia

  • Aviation in World War I — One of the many innovations of World War I, aircraft were first used for reconnaissance purposes and later as fighters and bombers. Consequently, this was the first war which involved a struggle for control of the air, which turned it into… …   Wikipedia

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