Definitions for vulnerable
ˈvʌl nər ə bəlvul·ner·a·ble

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. vulnerable(adj)

   susceptible to attack

   "a vulnerable bridge"

2. vulnerable(adj)

   susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation

   "vulnerable to bribery"; "an argument vulnerable to refutation"

3. vulnerable(adj)

   capable of being wounded or hurt

   "vulnerable parts of the body"

Wiktionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. vulnerable(Adjective)

   More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.

   "You are vulnerable to be bullied by someone at school."

2. vulnerable(Adjective)

   More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses.

   a vulnerable PC with no antivirus software

Origin: From vulnerabilis, from vulnero.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Vulnerable(adj)

   capable of being wounded; susceptible of wounds or external injuries; as, a vulnerable body

2. Vulnerable(adj)

   liable to injury; subject to be affected injuriously; assailable; as, a vulnerable reputation

Origin: [L. vulnerabilis wounding, injurious, from vulnerare to wound, vulnus a wound; akin to Skr. vraa: cf. F. vulnrable.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Vulnerable

   vul′ne-ra-bl, adj. capable of being wounded: liable to injury.—v.t. Vuln (her.), to wound.—adj. Vulned (her.).—ns. Vulnerabil′ity, Vul′nerableness.—adj. Vul′nerary, pertaining to wounds: useful in healing wounds.—n. anything useful in curing wounds.—adj. Vul′nerose, with many wounds. [L. vulnerabilis—vulnerāre, to wound—vulnus, vulneris, a wound.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. vulnerable

   Susceptive of wounds; liable to external injuries; capable of being taken; as, the town is extremely vulnerable in such a quarter. It is also applied to military dispositions; as, the army was vulnerable in the centre, etc. An assemblage of men without arms, or with arms but without discipline, or having discipline and arms, without officers, are vulnerable.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'vulnerable' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3836

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'vulnerable' in Adjectives Frequency: #514

How to pronounce vulnerable?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vulnerable in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vulnerable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of vulnerable in a Sentence

1. C. S. Lewis:

   To love at all is to be vulnerable.

2. Curator Christophe Cherix:

   Both are about being extremely vulnerable.

3. Jimmy Whitworth:

   We're vulnerable because of increased travel.

4. Ivan Koedjikov:

   In most cases it's the most vulnerable who give.

5. Tuesday Pistorius:

   The accused was vulnerable because of his disability.

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