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assailability

assailability

9.9
How easy it is for people to attack or harm something
  • noun
  • /əˌseɪlɪˈbɪlɪti/
translation icon : vulnerabilidad
  • The general was concerned about the assailability of the fortress walls.

Examples

  • She analyzed the company’s assailability and suggested ways to strengthen its security.

  • Their plan failed due to the assailability of their defense systems.

  • The assailability of the fortress made it an easy target.

  • Her assailability in negotiations surprised everyone.

  • The general was concerned about the assailability of the fortress walls.

  • She analyzed the company’s assailability and suggested ways to strengthen its security.

  • The assailability of their defense systems led to their plan's failure.

Synonyms

vulnerability
vsassailability
156 5.1

A state of being easily harmed physically or emotionally

is more focused on being open to direct attack rather than general harm

Antonyms

strength
∞ 1.2

Physical or mental power a person has to act

invulnerability
5 7.9

The state of not being able to be harmed in body or feelings

How Vulnerable

exposure
295 3.5
assailability
9.9
vulnerability
156 5.1
protection
974 1.0
security
408 2.4

Surface Forms

assailability singular
assailabilities plural

Morphology

assailability = assailable (transparent) = assail + able + ity

The noun is a regular formation from the adjective 'assailable' (assail + -able) with the nominalizing suffix '-ity', so the meaning is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Assailability comes from assail, which goes back to the Latin salire meaning 'to jump', because attacking was once thought of as 'jumping at' someone, the same idea behind assault. So assailability is how easily something can be 'jumped at' or attacked.