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offenseless

of·fense·less
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-fens-lis]
    • /əˈfɛns lɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-fens-lis]
    • /əˈfɛns lɪs/

Definitions of offenseless word

  • adjective offenseless without offense. 1
  • adjective offenseless incapable of offense or attack. 1
  • adjective offenseless not offensive. 1
  • noun offenseless Unoffending; innocent; inoffensive; harmless. 1
  • adjective offenseless not offending 0
  • adjective offenseless lacking or incapable of offense 0

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Origin of offenseless

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; offense + -less

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Offenseless

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

offenseless popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

offenseless usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for offenseless

adjective offenseless

  • harmless — without the power or desire to do harm; innocuous: He looks mean but he's harmless; a harmless Halloween prank.
  • naive — having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
  • childlike — You describe someone as childlike when they seem like a child in their character, appearance, or behaviour.
  • gullible — easily deceived or cheated.
  • ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.

Antonyms for offenseless

adjective offenseless

  • knowledgeable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
  • untrusting — inclined to trust; confiding; trustful: a trusting child.
  • wise — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
  • dishonest — not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
  • sophisticated — sophisticated.

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