a powerless hand (Shakespeare). The mouse was powerless in the cat's claws. I now felt powerless to escape (W. H. Hudson).
SYNONYM(S): weak, impotent.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pow´er|less|ly — pow|er|less «POW uhr lihs», adjective. without power; lacking ability to produce an effect; helpless: »a powerless hand (Shakespeare). The mouse was powerless in the cat s claws. I now felt powerless to escape (W. H. Hudson). SYNONYM(S): weak,… … Useful english dictionary
pow|er|less — «POW uhr lihs», adjective. without power; lacking ability to produce an effect; helpless: »a powerless hand (Shakespeare). The mouse was powerless in the cat s claws. I now felt powerless to escape (W. H. Hudson). SYNONYM(S): weak, impotent.… … Useful english dictionary
less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
pow — chap·pow; gun·pow·dery; POW; pow·an; pow·dered; pow·der·er; pow·der·man; pow·dery; pow·ell·ite; pow·er·ful·ness; pow·er·less; pow·er·less·ness; pow·er·man; pow·ha·tan; pow·itch; pow·nie; pow·sow·dy; pow·ther; pow; pow·der; pow·er; pow·er·ful;… … English syllables
powerlessness — pow·er·less·ness … English syllables
powerless — pow•er•less [[t]ˈpaʊ ər lɪs[/t]] adj. 1) unable to produce an effect; ineffective 2) lacking power to act; helpless • Etymology: 1545–55 pow′er•less•ly, adv. pow′er•less•ness, n … From formal English to slang
powerless — pow|er|less [ paurləs ] adjective not able to control or prevent something: powerless to do something: She was powerless to stop him. ╾ pow|er|less|ness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
Powerless — Pow er*less, a. Destitute of power, force, or energy; weak; impotent; not able to produce any effect. {Pow er*less*ly}, adv. {Pow er*less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
