Meanings
armor1
nounarmor (countable and uncountable, plural armors)
plural armors · alternative Australia Canada UK armour
- USuncountableA protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
a suit of armor
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You teach me how to be a man / Though I am someone's daughter / The path of warrior was set for me / And I had to try on the armour / No it doesn't suit me / And it feels so heavy / I'm frightened and so ashamed / That I have to combat the world alone / That I have to swing my sword alone
2025, “Someone's Daughter”, in Duél, performed by Jinjer - USuncountableA metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
Synonyms: armor plate, armour plate, armor plate
- UScountableA tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
- USuncountablegovernmentA military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
Good work, Chief. Link up with our armor on the far side of the wall.
2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Miranda Keyes (Justis Bolding), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: The ArkSynonyms: cavalry, mechanized, body armour, body armor, mail, chain mail, plate, suit of armour
- USuncountablegeographyThe naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion.
verbarmor (third-person singular simple present armors, present participle armoring, simple past and past participle armored)
present singular third person armors · participle present armoring · participle past armored · past armored · alternative Australia Canada UK armour
- UStransitiveTo equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.
- UStransitiveTo provide something with an analogous form of protection.
Armor2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
nounA metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
nounA military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
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nounprotective covering made of metal and used in combat
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nouna military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
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military unitmilitary forcemilitary group
nountough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant
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protective covering
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂(e)rmos
- Proto-Italic*armos
- Latinarma
- Latinarmō
- Latinarmātūra
- Old Frencharmeure
- Anglo-Normanarmure
- Middle Englisharmure
- Englisharmor
From Middle English armure, armour, armor, armeure, borrowed from Anglo-Norman armure and Old French armeüre, from Latin armātūra. Doublet of armature and armure. By surface analysis, arm (“to cover or furnish”) + -or (suffix forming agent nouns or nouns of quality, state, or condition).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek πανοπλία
- πανοπλία (panoplía)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Arabic دِرْع
- دِرْع (dirʕ)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Bulgarian броня́, защитна обвивка
- броня́ (bronjá)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- защитна обвивка (zaštitna obvivka)natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Catalan arnès, armadura
- arnèsprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- armaduraprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Chinese Mandarin 盔甲, 鐵甲 /铁甲
- 盔甲 (kuījiǎ)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- 鐵甲 /铁甲 (tiějiǎ)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- 鎧甲 /铠甲 (kǎijiǎ)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- 鎧甲 /铠甲 (kǎijiǎ)natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Czech brnění, zbroj
- brněníprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- zbrojprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- pancířprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- krunýřnatural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
- pancířnatural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
- obrněné vozidloother heavy mobile assault vehicle
- obrněné vojskomilitary formation consisting primarily of tanks
- obrněná vojskamilitary formation consisting primarily of tanks
Danish rustning, pansre
- rustningprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- pansreto equip with armour
Dutch pantser, harnas
- pantserprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- harnasprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- pantsernatural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
- pantservoertuigother heavy mobile assault vehicle
- pantserformatiemilitary formation consisting primarily of tanks
Esperanto kiraso, armaĵo
- kirasoprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- armaĵoprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Finnish haarniska, panssari
- haarniskaprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- panssariprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- panssarinatural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
- panssariajoneuvoother heavy mobile assault vehicle
- panssarijoukotmilitary formation consisting primarily of tanks
- panssariosastomilitary formation consisting primarily of tanks
- panssaroidato equip with armour
- haarniskoidato equip with armour
- panssaroidato provide something with an analogous form of protection
French armure, cuirasse
- armureprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- cuirassenatural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
German Rüstung, Panzerung
- Rüstungprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- Panzerungprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- Armierungprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- Bewehrungprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- Panzerungnatural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
- Panzerungother heavy mobile assault vehicle
- Panzerother heavy mobile assault vehicle
- Panzerkraftwagenother heavy mobile assault vehicle
- panzernto equip with armour
Greek θωράκιση, πανοπλία
- θωράκιση (thorákisi)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- πανοπλία (panoplía)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- οπλισμός (oplismós)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- θωράκιση (thorákisi)natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
- τεθωρακισμένο (tethorakisméno)other heavy mobile assault vehicle
- τεθωρακισμένα (tethorakisména)military formation consisting primarily of tanks
Hebrew שִׁרְיוֹן, שִׁרְיוֹן
- שִׁרְיוֹן (shiryon)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- שִׁרְיוֹן (shiryon)natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
- משוריין (meshuryan)other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Hindi कवच
- कवच (kavac)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Hungarian páncél, páncélok
- páncélprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- páncélokprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Icelandic brynja
- brynjaprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Indonesian zirah, lapis baja
- zirahprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- lapis bajaother heavy mobile assault vehicle
Irish armúr, armúr
- armúrprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- armúrnatural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Italian armatura, corazza
- armaturaprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- corazzanatural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Japanese 鎧, 装甲
- 鎧 (yoroi)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- 装甲 (sōkō)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- 鎧 (yoroi)natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
- 装甲 (sōkō)natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Korean 갑옷, 철갑
- 갑옷 (gabot)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- 철갑 (cheolgap)natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Latin armātūra
- armātūraprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Latvian bruņas
- bruņasprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Lithuanian šarvai
- šarvaiprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Māori pākai, pākai
- pākaiprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- pākainatural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Norwegian Bokmål rustning
- rustningprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Persian زره
- زره (zere)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Polish zbroja, pancerz
- zbrojaprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- pancerzprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- pancerznatural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
- pojazd opancerzonyother heavy mobile assault vehicle
- wojska pancernemilitary formation consisting primarily of tanks
Portuguese armadura, couraça
- armaduraprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- couraçanatural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
- (veículo) blindadoother heavy mobile assault vehicle
Romanian armură, blindaj
- armurăprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- blindajprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- vehicul blindatother heavy mobile assault vehicle
- blindatother heavy mobile assault vehicle
- unitate blindatămilitary formation consisting primarily of tanks
- trupe blindatemilitary formation consisting primarily of tanks
Russian броня́, ла́ты
- броня́ (bronjá)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- ла́ты (láty)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- доспе́хи (dospéxi)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- па́нцирь (páncirʹ)natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
- боева́я брони́рованная маши́на (bojevája bronírovannaja mašína)other heavy mobile assault vehicle
- ББМ (BBM)other heavy mobile assault vehicle
- бронетранспортёр (bronetransportjór)other heavy mobile assault vehicle
- бронета́нковые войска́ (bronetánkovyje vojská)military formation consisting primarily of tanks
- бронирова́ть (bronirovátʹ)to equip with armour
Slovak brnenie, pancier
- brnenieprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- panciernatural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
- obrnené vozidloother heavy mobile assault vehicle
- obrnené vojskomilitary formation consisting primarily of tanks
- obrnené vojskámilitary formation consisting primarily of tanks
Spanish armadura, blindaje
- armaduraprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- blindajeprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- corazanatural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
- blindadoother heavy mobile assault vehicle
Swedish rustning, bepansra
- rustningprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- bepansrato equip with armour
Tagalog baluti
- balutiprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Thai เกราะ
- เกราะ (kerāa)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Turkish zırh
- zırhprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Ukrainian броня́, ла́ти
- броня́ (bronjá)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- ла́ти (láty)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- па́нцир (páncyr)natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Vietnamese áo giáp, giáp
- áo giápprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- giápprotective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Yiddish פּאַנצער, פּאַנצער
- פּאַנצער (pantser)protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
- פּאַנצער (pantser)other heavy mobile assault vehicle
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APA
armor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armor
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“armor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armor. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “armor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armor.
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