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protectiveness|prəʊˈtɛktɪvnɪs|
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
Protective quality, power, or function.
1847Miss Aguilar Home Influence iii. i. 5 The caressing protectiveness of an elder for a younger. 1857Parl. Rep. Hist. Vaccination, Evidence on the protectiveness of vaccination must now be statistical. 1891T. Hardy Tess xxxvii, If he had entered with a pistol in his hand he would scarcely have disturbed her trust in his protectiveness. |