vulnerableness
State of susceptibility
Vulnerableness is the state of being vulnerable—open to harm, attack, or emotional injury.
The word is rare; vulnerability serves the same purpose and appears far more often in both speech and writing.
Her vulnerableness in that moment caught him off guard.
Exposure to harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
- hazardSource of potential harm
- threatIndication of potential harm
- jeopardyRisk of harm
liability · uncertainty · precariousness · insecurity · endangerment · susceptibility · exposure · chance
Weakness of body
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- brittlenessProne to snapping
- breakabilitySusceptibility to fracture
tenderness · feebleness · debility · precariousness · shakiness · instability · flimsiness · perishability
Responsiveness to stimuli
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- rawnessUnrefined or exposed state
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
receptivity · impressionability · perceptiveness · woundedness · hurt · ache · heartache · thin-skinned
Without safeguard or shield
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- exposedOut in open
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
open · bare · uncovered · susceptible · accessible · at-risk · undefended · pregnable
Truthfulness, sincerity
- transparencyState of being see-through
- genuinenessQuality of being real
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- openheartednessWarm, unreserved emotional honesty
truthfulness · candor · intimacy · trust · self-disclosure · courage · bravery · connection
danger
Exposure to harm
jeopardy · liability · uncertainty · precariousness · insecurity · endangerment · susceptibility · exposure · chance · contingency
frailty
Weakness of body
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- brittlenessProne to snapping
breakability · tenderness · feebleness · debility · precariousness · shakiness · instability · flimsiness · perishability · infirmity
sensitivity
Responsiveness to stimuli
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- rawnessUnrefined or exposed state
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
softness · receptivity · impressionability · perceptiveness · woundedness · hurt · ache · heartache · thin-skinned · defenselessness
unprotected
Without safeguard or shield
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- exposedOut in open
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
unguarded · open · bare · uncovered · susceptible · accessible · at-risk · undefended · pregnable · assailable
honesty
Truthfulness, sincerity
- transparencyState of being see-through
- genuinenessQuality of being real
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
openheartedness · truthfulness · candor · intimacy · trust · self-disclosure · courage · bravery · connection · wholehearted
vulnerablenessinvulnerability
Immunity to all damage
invincibility · impregnability · safety · security · imperviousness
vulnerablenessguardedness
Defensive emotional reserve
defensiveness · invulnerability · emotional armor · detachment · imperviousness
vulnerable, invulnerable, vulnerability, invulnerability, vulnerably, vulnerabilities