defence
noun
variant of defense.
defencelessness
-
a word derived from
defence.
Example Sentences
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For nine years he has been striving to awaken the American people to a knowledge of the weaknesses of their land forces and the defencelessness of the country.
From A Journal of Impressions in Belgium by May Sinclair
The contented defencelessness of her manner disarmed all enmity.
From The Song of Songs by Hermann Sudermann
The further he left it behind him, the more in his spirit was the gaping void between his two little piers associated with the idea of exposure, defencelessness, and rashness.
From The House by the Church-Yard by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
We may therefore conclude that the wealth and defencelessness of the Dutch Netherlands lured on the enthusiasts and intriguers of Paris to an enterprise the terrible results of which were unsuspected by them.
From William Pitt and the Great War by John Holland Rose
One thing he was quite clear about, however, and that was that her defencelessness was to be respected.
From A Humble Enterprise by Ada Cambridge
