exposedness
State of openness
The state of being exposed or vulnerable.
Exposedness emphasizes the condition itself rather than the act of exposure—the quality of being unprotected, uncovered, or open to harm: The cabin's exposedness to the wind made winter nights brutal.
The word is uncommon, with exposure or vulnerability usually preferred in standard usage.
State of being unprotected
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- fragilityEase of breaking
- weaknessDeficiency in force
precariousness · insecurity · endangerment · sensitivity · delicacy · nakedness · rawness · openness
Having no overhead protection
uncovered · bare · unprotected · weather-beaten · treeless · shadeless · roofless · shelterless
Source of potential harm
- dangerExposure to harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
- jeopardyRisk of harm
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
precariousness · uncertainty · threat · insecurity · gamble · chance · recklessness · endangerment
Unrefined or exposed state
- openheartednessWarm, unreserved emotional honesty
- candidnessUnguarded truthfulness
- transparencyState of being see-through
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
disclosure · confession · unburdening · revelation · baring · intimacy · authenticity · unguardedness
State of being noticeable
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
- obviousnessState of being evident
- detectabilityCapacity to be noticed
- noticeabilityState of being apparent
observability · sightline · clearance · unobstructed · perceptibility · discernibility · plainness · standout
defenselessness
State of being unprotected
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- fragilityEase of breaking
weakness · precariousness · insecurity · endangerment · sensitivity · delicacy · nakedness · rawness · openness · bareness
unsheltered
Having no overhead protection
open · uncovered · bare · unprotected · weather-beaten · treeless · shadeless · roofless · shelterless · bleak
hazard
Source of potential harm
liability · precariousness · uncertainty · threat · insecurity · gamble · chance · recklessness · endangerment · imperilment
rawness
Unrefined or exposed state
- openheartednessWarm, unreserved emotional honesty
- candidnessUnguarded truthfulness
- transparencyState of being see-through
forthrightness · disclosure · confession · unburdening · revelation · baring · intimacy · authenticity · unguardedness · confessional
conspicuousness
State of being noticeable
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
- obviousnessState of being evident
- detectabilityCapacity to be noticed
noticeability · observability · sightline · clearance · unobstructed · perceptibility · discernibility · plainness · standout · eye-catching
exposednessconcealment
Act of hiding something
hiddenness · obscurity · secrecy · invisibility · camouflage
exposednessprotection
Guarding against harm
shelter · safety · security · insulation · fortification
exposednessprivacy
Freedom from observation
seclusion · confidentiality · anonymity · intimacy · withdrawal
expose, exposure, exposed, exposition, exposing, expound, exponent, exposes, unexposed