- protectiveness
- noun see protect
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
protectiveness
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Protectiveness — Pro*tect ive*ness, n. The quality or state of being protective. W. Pater. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
protectiveness — protective ► ADJECTIVE ▪ serving, intended, or wishing to protect. ► NOUN Brit. 1) a thing that protects. 2) dated a condom. DERIVATIVES protectively adverb protectiveness noun … English terms dictionary
protectiveness — noun 1. a feeling of protective affection • Derivationally related forms: ↑protective • Hypernyms: ↑affection, ↑affectionateness, ↑fondness, ↑tenderness, ↑heart, ↑warmness, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
protectiveness — See protectively. * * * … Universalium
protectiveness — noun The quality of being protective … Wiktionary
protectiveness — prÉ™ tektɪvnɪs n. quality of offering protection, defensiveness … English contemporary dictionary
protectiveness — pro·tec·tive·ness … English syllables
protectiveness — See: protective … English dictionary
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