The difference between Durable and Vulnerable

When used as adjectives, durable means able to resist wear, decay, whereas vulnerable means open to disclosing one's inner thoughts and feelings, acting in spite of one's instinct to self-preservation.


Durable is also noun with the meaning: a durable thing, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.

check bellow for the other definitions of Durable and Vulnerable

  1. Durable as an adjective:

    Able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring.

  1. Durable as a noun (economics):

    A durable thing, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.

  1. Vulnerable as an adjective:

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

    Examples:

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

    "It's okay to get vulnerable every now and again."

  2. Vulnerable as an adjective (computing):

    More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses.

    Examples:

    "a vulnerable PC with no antivirus software"