weaponless
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weaponless
Where it comes from
From Middle English wepenles, from Old English wǣpenlēas, from Proto-Germanic *wēpnalausaz, equivalent to weapon + -less. Cognate with Saterland Frisian woapenloos (“weaponless”), Dutch wapenloos (“weaponless”), German waffenlos (“weaponless”), Danish våbenløs (“weaponless”), Swedish vapenlös (“weaponless”), Icelandic vopnlaus (“weaponless”).
adjective
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Lacking a weapon.
Summerlee was weaponless, but I was emptying my magazine as quick as I could fire, and on the further flank we heard the continuous cracking of our companion's rifles.
Similar: unarmed
Translations
Talk about this word "weaponless." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/weaponless. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. weaponless. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/weaponless "weaponless." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/weaponless.Cite this
@misc{weaponless_2026,
title = {weaponless},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/weaponless},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
