different between vulnerable vs vincible

English

Etymology

From Late Latin vulner?bilis (“injurious, wounding”), from Latin vulner? (“I wound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?v?ln(?)??bl?/
• (proscribed) IPA^(key): /?v?n(?)??bl?/
• Hyphenation: vul?ner?a?ble

Adjective

vulnerable (comparative more vulnerable, superlative most vulnerable)

1. More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
   1. Open to disclosing one's inner thoughts and feelings, acting in spite of one's instinct to self-preservation.

2. (computing) More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses.

Synonyms

• (exposed to attack): defenceless, helpless, powerless, unguarded, unprotected, weak

Antonyms

• (exposed to attack): durable, indomitable, invincible, invulnerable, powerful, strong

Derived terms

• vulnerability
• vulnerably

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin vulner?bilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /vul.n???a.bl?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /bul.n???a.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /vul.ne??a.ble/

Adjective

vulnerable (masculine and feminine plural vulnerables)

1. vulnerable

Related terms

• vulnerabilitat
• vulnerar

Further reading

• “vulnerable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Alternative forms

• vulnerábel

Etymology

From Late Latin vulner?bilis, from Latin vulner? (“I wound”).

Adjective

vulnerable m or f (plural vulnerables)

1. vulnerable

Related terms

• vulnerabilidade
• vulnerar

Further reading

• “vulnerable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin vulner?bilis, from Latin vulner? (“to wound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bulne??able/, [bul.ne??a.??le]

Adjective

vulnerable (plural vulnerables)

1. vulnerable

Related terms

• vulnerabilidad
• vulnerar

Further reading

• “vulnerable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From Latin vincibilis (“conquerable”), from vincere (“to conquer”).

Adjective

vincible (not comparable)

1. Capable of being defeated or overcome; assailable or vulnerable
   • 1630, John Hayward, The Life and Raigne of King Edward VI

     He, not easily vincible in spirit […] drew his sword.

   • 1796, William Paley, A View of the Evidences of Christianity

     vincible by human aid

Synonyms

• (capable of being defeated): conquerable, defeatable, weak

Antonyms

• (capable of being defeated): invincible, unconquerable

Derived terms

• vincibility
• vincibly

Translations

French

Adjective

vincible (plural vincibles)

1. vincible

Derived terms

• vinciblement