in|vul|ner|a|bil|i|ty

in|vul|ner|a|bil|i|ty
in|vul|ner|a|bil|i|ty «ihn VUHL nuhr uh BIHL uh tee», noun.
the quality or state of being invulnerable: »

Figurative. The U.S. income tax remains a marvel of invulnerability (Time).


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  • vul|ner|a|bil|i|ty — «VUHL nuhr uh BIHL uh tee», noun. 1. no pl. vulnerable quality or condition; being open to attack or injury: »The Commission…made a study of civil defense and the problems of the reduction of urban vulnerability (Bulletin of the Atomic… …   Useful english dictionary

  • vul — con·vul·sed·ly; con·vul·sion; con·vul·sion·ist; con·vul·sive; di·vul·gate; di·vul·ga·tion; di·vul·gence; di·vul·sion; di·vul·sive; di·vul·sor; re·vul·sion; re·vul·sion·ary; vul·can; vul·ca·ni·an; vul·can·ic; vul·can·ic·i·ty; vul·can·ism;… …   English syllables

  • ner — ad·re·ner·gic; af·ri·ka·ner; af·ri·ka·ner·dom; al·mo·ner; asy·ner·gia; ban·ner·less; ban·ner·man; be·gin·ner; bi·ge·ner; bik·a·ner; bis·cay·ner; bran·ner; bran·ner·ite; breun·ner·ite; brück·ner; büch·ner; by·wo·ner; can·ner; car·a·bi·ner;… …   English syllables

  • bil — ab·sorb·a·bil·i·ty; ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty; act·a·bil·i·ty; adapt·a·bil·i·ty; ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty; adopt·a·bil·i·ty; ador·a·bil·i·ty; ad·sorb·a·bil·i·ty; ad·vis·a·bil·i·ty; af·fa·bil·i·ty; af·fect·a·bil·i·ty; ag·glu·ti·na·bil·i·ty; agree·a·bil·i·ty;… …   English syllables

  • vulnerable — vul|ner|a|ble [ vʌln(ə)rəbl ] adjective ** 1. ) someone who is vulnerable is weak or easy to hurt physically or mentally: The government must help the most vulnerable groups in our society. leave/make someone vulnerable: Their constant arguments… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • vulnerable — vul·ner·a·ble vəln (ə )rə bəl, vəl nər bəl adj capable of being hurt: susceptible to injury or disease <the liver is itself vulnerable to nutritional impairment (Jour. Amer. Med. Assoc.)> vul·ner·a·bil·i·ty .vəln (ə )rə bil ət ē n, pl ties …   Medical dictionary

  • vulnerability — vul·ner·a·bil·i·ty (vul″nər ə bilґĭ te) susceptibility to injury or to contagion …   Medical dictionary

  • vulnerability — vul·ner·a·bil·i·ty …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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