helpless
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,494 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,827 times across 173,849 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- lacking in or deprived of strength or power also: incapacitated lying ill and helplesshelpless with laughter
- unable to function; without help also: lost
- unable to manage independently as helpless as a baby
helpless in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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They all approximated his helpless gesture, his blank amazement.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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The shot went home and the mountaineer glared helpless for an answer.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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He was not able to speak; he was helpless with shame and fright.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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Must helpless Man, in Ignorance sedate, Swim darkling down the Current of his Fate?
The Vanity of Human Wishes (1749) and Two · Samuel Johnson · Chapter 1
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Everything was at stake; her father's life and with it maintenance and shelter for eight helpless creatures.
The Emperor — Volume 02 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1