defensivenessn.

Brit.

/dᵻˈfɛnsᵻvnᵻs/, U.S.

/dəˈfɛnsɪvnᵻs/,

/diˈfɛnsɪvnᵻs/

Forms: see defensive adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: defensive adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < defensive adj. + -ness suffix.

1. The quality or fact of providing a defence against military or physical attack.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [noun] > protecting power, quality, or function

defensiveness1600

protectiveness1847

1600 L. Lewkenor tr. A. de Torquemada Spanish Mandeuile f. 131 They want no defensiuenes [Sp. defensiuos] against the cold.

1670 J. Ogilby Africa 245 This shew'd the Vanity of the former Resolution of the Defensiveness of the Place.

1828 Examiner 5 Oct. 643/1 The position of defensiveness.

1885 G. Meredith Diana of Crossways I. xv. 323 He had held her hand..like a dear comrade; as little arousing her instincts of defensiveness as the clearing heavens.

1932 Contemp. Rev. Jan. 784 A distinction should be made in the degree of offensiveness and defensiveness in various armaments.

1988 Country Life 26 May 193/1 Baranow..looks like an impressive palazzo-in-fortezza, but is in fact a defenceless summer residence. The appearance of defensiveness was only for effect.

2008 Behavioral Ecol. & Sociobiol. 62 1644/2 After the colony [of bees] had rested for several hours, we sprayed it liberally with water to reduce defensiveness.

2. The quality of having a defensive attitude or reaction to criticism, disagreement, challenge, etc. Cf. defensive adj. 7.Now the usual sense.

ΚΠ

1833 A. Cunningham Lives Brit. Painters VI. 262 There was a defensiveness about his manners to the world; a sort of holding back, a fastidious modesty.

1926 Times 13 Feb. 11/1 There was a curious defensiveness of attitude that almost suggested mental reservation.

1973 M. Deutsch Resol. Confl. v. 112 The defensiveness of the dominant group would be greater the more it expects to lose.

2009 D. F. Wallace in New Yorker 9 Mar. 82/1 Fans of the stuff [sc. graphic novels] are masonically loyal, prickling with a defensiveness and an ardor that not even Wagnerians can match.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	defensiveness
释义	defensivenessn. Brit. /dᵻˈfɛnsᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /dəˈfɛnsɪvnᵻs/, /diˈfɛnsɪvnᵻs/ Forms: see defensive adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: defensive adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < defensive adj. + -ness suffix. 1. The quality or fact of providing a defence against military or physical attack. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [noun] > protecting power, quality, or function defensiveness1600 protectiveness1847 1600 L. Lewkenor tr. A. de Torquemada Spanish Mandeuile f. 131 They want no defensiuenes [Sp. defensiuos] against the cold. 1670 J. Ogilby Africa 245 This shew'd the Vanity of the former Resolution of the Defensiveness of the Place. 1828 Examiner 5 Oct. 643/1 The position of defensiveness. 1885 G. Meredith Diana of Crossways I. xv. 323 He had held her hand..like a dear comrade; as little arousing her instincts of defensiveness as the clearing heavens. 1932 Contemp. Rev. Jan. 784 A distinction should be made in the degree of offensiveness and defensiveness in various armaments. 1988 Country Life 26 May 193/1 Baranow..looks like an impressive palazzo-in-fortezza, but is in fact a defenceless summer residence. The appearance of defensiveness was only for effect. 2008 Behavioral Ecol. & Sociobiol. 62 1644/2 After the colony [of bees] had rested for several hours, we sprayed it liberally with water to reduce defensiveness. 2. The quality of having a defensive attitude or reaction to criticism, disagreement, challenge, etc. Cf. defensive adj. 7.Now the usual sense. ΚΠ 1833 A. Cunningham Lives Brit. Painters VI. 262 There was a defensiveness about his manners to the world; a sort of holding back, a fastidious modesty. 1926 Times 13 Feb. 11/1 There was a curious defensiveness of attitude that almost suggested mental reservation. 1973 M. Deutsch Resol. Confl. v. 112 The defensiveness of the dominant group would be greater the more it expects to lose. 2009 D. F. Wallace in New Yorker 9 Mar. 82/1 Fans of the stuff [sc. graphic novels] are masonically loyal, prickling with a defensiveness and an ardor that not even Wagnerians can match. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1600
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