Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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protective | No | Yes | No | No |
protectiveness | Yes | No | No | No |
protective (noun) | protectiveness (noun) |
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the quality of providing protection | |
a feeling of protective affection |
protective (adjective) | protectiveness (adjective) |
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intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind | |
showing care | |
(usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful |