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Vulnerable vs Nonvulnerable - What's the difference?

vulnerable | nonvulnerable |

As adjectives the difference between vulnerable and nonvulnerable

is that vulnerable is vulnerable while nonvulnerable is not specifically vulnerable.

vulnerable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=June 29, author=Kevin Mitchell, work=the Guardian
    • , title= Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau , passage=The elimination of Federer after Nadal's loss to Lukas Rosol would have created mild panic among the fans of these gloriously gifted but now clearly vulnerable geniuses. }}
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Mark Tran
    • , volume=189, issue=6, page=1, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Denied an education by war , passage=One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools
  • (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

    nonvulnerable

    English

    Alternative forms

    *non-vulnerable

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not specifically vulnerable
  • *{{quote-news, 2009, January 17, Phillip Alder, A Farewell to a Champion With a Gift for Reading Cards, New York Times citation
    • , passage=Here are a couple of his tips: be slow to push the opponents out of one no-trump if they are vulnerable; conversely, strain to balance if they are nonvulnerable . }}