exposednessn.
/ɛkˈspəʊzɪdnɪs/ The state or condition of being exposed.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > liability to harm, loss, etc. > action or condition of exposure to harm > unprotectedness
nakednessa1586
openness1587
exposedness1620
obviousness1669
defencelessness1683
unguardedness1818
unprotectedness1819
fencelessness1856
1620 Bp. J. Hall Honor Married Clergie i. xxiii. 127 The exposednesse of that Citie to sale.
a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) viii. 208 An exposedness unto Trouble.
c1741 D. Brainerd in J. Edwards Life Brainerd (1851) i. 5 Showed me so plainly my exposedness to damnation.
1863 J. G. Murphy Crit. Comm. Bk. Gen. (ii. 25) 121 Shame implies..an exposedness to the searching eye of a condemning judge.
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