helpless

(Inglese)

1. Unable to defend oneself.
2. Lacking help; powerless.
3. Unable to act without help; needing help; feeble.
4. Uncontrollable.
5. (obsolete) From which there is no possibility of being saved.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈhɛlplɪs/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: helples

Ereditato da inglese antico: *helplēas

Affine olandese: hulpeloos

Affine tedesco: hilflos

Affine svedese: hjälplös

In summary

From Middle English helples, from Old English *helplēas (“helpless”) from Proto-Germanic *helpōlausaz, equivalent to help + -less. Compare Dutch hulpeloos (“helpless”), German hilflos (“helpless”), Danish hjælpeløs (“helpless”) and Swedish hjälplös (“helpless”).

Concetti

impotente

indifeso

impacciato

debole

perplesso

derelitto

inerme

senzatetto

svantaggiato

sinonimi

powerless

forlorn

poor

impotent

weak

destitute

inept

defenseless

defenceless

innocent

😇

hopeless

unaided

alone

shiftless

discouraging

tender

isolated

disheartening

lonely

lost

miserable

clumsy

incapacitated

pitiable

awkward

unpromising

unprotected

vulnerable

resourceless

needy

orphan

orphaned

parentless

pathos

pity

quiet

shelterless

sickly

sorrow

stand-alone

subject

tired

😫

toothless

unable

unassisted

unavailing

undefended

undependable

under control

uneasy

Traduzioni

hilflos

hulpeloos

impuissant

impotente

ratlos

αβοήθητος

indefeso

bezbronny

desvalido

indefenso

inerme

bezradny

waar niet aan te doen valt

bezsilny

aciz