单词 | protectiveness |
释义 | protectivenessn. The state or quality of being protective; protective power or function. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [noun] > protecting power, quality, or function defensiveness1600 protectiveness1847 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] lookingc1300 keepingc1380 charge1389 keepa1400 procuration?a1425 charchec1426 tuition1436 recommendation1483 fostera1500 sussy1513 carec1540 overlooking1565 regard1596 overview1598 accurance1677 protectiveness1847 protectingness1852 1847 G. Aguilar Home Infl. iii. i. 5 The caressing protectiveness of an elder for a younger. 1857 Hist. & Pract. Vaccination p. xxii, in Parl. Papers XXXV. 168 (margin) Evidence on the protectiveness of vaccination must now be statistical. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles II. xxxvii. 240 If he had entered with a pistol in his hand he would scarcely have disturbed her trust in his protectiveness. 1919 Biometrika 12 300 He inspired not only affection but protectiveness. 1968 Times 3 Oct. 15/5 While not for one minute minimising the importance of protectiveness, I believe many parents need to look at the problem much more sensibly. 2001 E. Chin Purchasing Power 192 Children's casual conversation veered toward their sense of constant endangerment in their neighborhood and their fierce protectiveness of their mothers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1847 |
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