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Definition of protectiveness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

protectiveness

noun

/prəˈtektɪvnəs/

/prəˈtektɪvnəs/

[uncountable]

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the quality of wishing to provide protection for somebody/something
- the tender protectiveness her parents felt for her
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