protectiveness


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pro·tec·tive

(prə-tĕk′tĭv)
adj.
Adapted or intended to afford protection.
n.
Something that protects.
pro·tec′tive·ly adv.
pro·tec′tive·ness n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Protectiveness

See Also: WATCHFULNESS

  1. Guard [another person] like an armed sentry —Isak Dinesen
  2. Mothers him like an old mare —Jilly Cooper
  3. [Trees] preserved at all costs, like Grandpa’s teeth —Elizabeth Bishop
  4. Protective [of property] as a lion in winter —Anon

    This may have been inspired by James Goldman’s play, The Lion in Winter, a simile from which can be found under AMBITION.

  5. Protectively, like shepherd dogs —Harvey Swados
  6. [Wife] watches over my reputation like a broody hen —Luigi Pirandello
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. protectiveness - a feeling of protective affection
affection, affectionateness, philia, warmness, warmheartedness, fondness, tenderness, heart - a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
2. protectiveness - the quality of providing protection; "statistical evidence for the protectiveness of vaccination"
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
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Translations

protectiveness

[prəˈtektɪvnɪs] N → actitud f protectora
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protectiveness

[prəˈtɛktɪvnɪs] n → instinct m de protection
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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