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I have an internal protectiveness where it's like, if it comes to just me, as frightened as I am of losing someone I love or things going sour or simply being alone, there is a dark place in my brain where I'm like, It could happen and I'm okay, I'm prepared.
Lena Headey

Meaning of "protectiveness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROTECTIVENESS

protectiveness  [prəˈtɛktɪvnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROTECTIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Protectiveness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROTECTIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of protectiveness in the English dictionary

The definition of protectiveness in the dictionary is the quality of being protective.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROTECTIVENESS


assertiveness
əˈsɜːtɪvnɪs
attentiveness
əˈtɛntɪvnɪs
attractiveness
əˈtræktɪvnɪs
competitiveness
kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnɪs
cost-effectiveness
ˌkɒstɪˈfɛktɪvnɪs
destructiveness
dɪˈstrʌktɪvnɪs
distinctiveness
dɪˈstɪŋktɪvnɪs
effectiveness
ɪˈfɛktɪvnɪs
ineffectiveness
ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪvnɪs
inquisitiveness
ɪnˈkwɪzɪtɪvnɪs
introspectiveness
ˌɪntrəʊˈspɛktɪvnɪs
inventiveness
ɪnˈvɛntɪvnɪs
obstructiveness
əbˈstrʌktɪvnɪs
reactiveness
rɪˈæktɪvnɪs
receptiveness
rɪˈseptɪvnɪs
reflectiveness
rɪˈflɛktɪvnɪs
repetitiveness
rɪˈpetɪtɪvnɪs
seductiveness
sɪˈdʌktɪvnɪs
unattractiveness
ˌʌnəˈtræktɪvnɪs
vindictiveness
vɪnˈdɪktɪvnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROTECTIVENESS

protectingly
protection
protection factor
protection money
protection order
protection racket
protection ratio
protectionism
protectionist
protective
protective coloration
protective custody
protective tariff
protectively
protector
protectoral
protectorate
protectorial
protectories
protectorless

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROTECTIVENESS

activeness
adhesiveness
aggressiveness
appropriateness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
completeness
cuteness
defensiveness
doneness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness
whiteness

Synonyms and antonyms of protectiveness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «protectiveness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROTECTIVENESS

Find out the translation of protectiveness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of protectiveness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «protectiveness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

保护性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

proteccionismo
570 millions of speakers

English

protectiveness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

protectiveness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحمائية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

покровительство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

protecionismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

protectiveness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

protectrice
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perlindungan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beschützer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

保護性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보호 성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nglindhungi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

protectiveness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாதுகாக்கிறான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संरक्षणात्मकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

koruyuculuğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

protettività
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opiekuńczość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заступництво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

protectiveness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

protectiveness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beskermende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

protectiveness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

protectiveness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of protectiveness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTECTIVENESS»

The term «protectiveness» is regularly used and occupies the 66.984 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTECTIVENESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about protectiveness

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3 QUOTES WITH «PROTECTIVENESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word protectiveness.
1
Robert Crais
The relationship between a military working dog and a military dog handler is about as close as a man and a dog can become. You see this loyalty, the devotion, unlike any other and the protectiveness.
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Lena Headey
I have an internal protectiveness where it's like, if it comes to just me, as frightened as I am of losing someone I love or things going sour or simply being alone, there is a dark place in my brain where I'm like, It could happen and I'm okay, I'm prepared.
3
Felicity Kendal
My parents were very volatile but very loving. My father would get jealous if my mother looked at somebody. I used to be insanely jealous. It comes out of insecurity. It can come and go, but you get to the point in life where you don't have this raging jealousy and protectiveness about your world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROTECTIVENESS»

Discover the use of protectiveness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to protectiveness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Avoiding Reactance: The Utility of Ultraviolet Photography, ...
Parental Protectiveness In addition to having an impact on participants' cognitions antecedent to UV-safe behavior changes for themselves, the intervention utilized in the current study also affected how participants planned to protect their ...
Jennifer Leigh Dykstra, 2007
2
Developmental Differences in Relations Among Parental ...
Previous research has elucidated social competence as a prominent variable contributing to psychosocial adjustment in juveniles with chronic illness.
Jonhenry C. Grizzle, 2007
3
The Neurobiology of Parental Behavior
For example, as described previously, although the maternal protectiveness of a primiparous female may be higher than that of a multiparous female, if female A displayed higher protectiveness than female B when primiparous, she would also  ...
Michael Numan, Thomas R. Insel, 2003
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Applications of Mathematics in Models, Artificial Neural ...
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Vittorio Capecchi, Massimo Buscema, Pierluigi Contucci, 2010
5
Determinants of Parenting Among Aboriginal and European ...
Contrary to this hypothesis, the relation between environmental protectiveness was more strongly and positively related to positive parenting practices for European Canadian young mothers instead (Figure 4). Aboriginal Canadian young ...
Kelly A. Sheperd, 2008
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The Changing Geography of International Business
Focusingon the individual effects of the structural paths in the model, this research furtherfinds thatinstitutional distanceisstrongly relatedto knowledge protectiveness(H6), which in turn, significantly decreases theamount of knowledgeacquired ...
Gary Cook, Jennifer Johns, 2013
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Parental Care: Evolution, Mechanisms, And Adaptive ...
Individual mothers are listed along the x axis and each circle on the graph represents the maternal protectiveness factor score for one infant. For example, female I at the left side of the graph had six surviving infants and her maternal ...
‎1996
8
Trust in Black America: Race, Discrimination, and Politics
In the model for positive stereotypes of people, racial protectiveness messages modestly reduce subscription to positive stereotypes, whereas higher black linked fate increases positive stereotypes about people. None of the predictors for ...
Shayla C. Nunnally, 2012
9
Making Friends: Training Your Dog Positively
This trait varies tremendously in dogs, from dogs who show absolutely no protectiveness to others who gladly attack to defend their ter- ritory and try to keep enlarging the territory they defend. The development of territorial protectiveness in ...
Linda Colflesh, 2005
10
Psychopathology and the Family
Parental 'protectiveness', as well as the tendency to be 'authoritarian', were only minimally influenced by genetic factors in parents, but instead, likely to be shaped by a parent's own upbringing and family of origin influences, such as cultural ...
Jennifer Hudson, Ron Rapee, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROTECTIVENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term protectiveness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Photography, Mysticism and Protectiveness of the Moroccan People
Miami – Moroccan influence is evident around the globe. From fashion, architecture, cuisine, music, and design – we find Moroccan culture in a variety of ways. «Morocco World News, Jul 15»
2
Study: Over-Protectiveness May Cause Children To Have Low Self …
A new study from Brigham Young University showed children who have over-protective parents may develop low self-worth and may exhibit risky behaviors like ... «iSchoolGuide, Jun 15»
3
How to help daughter fit in when kids are mean
Your protectiveness is understandable. However, you need to keep that instinct in balance with the parental imperative to accept measured risk as necessary for ... «The Seattle Times, Jun 15»
4
Degrees of sun protection
The June 7 Five Myths commentary about sunscreen [Outlook] said, “Protectiveness against UV rays does not scale in proportion to the SPF value, however: ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
5
Meet London's most terrifying new statue
The artist says the ferocity of the sculpture demonstrates the monster's 'maternal protectiveness toward her young.' To which we'd say: OH GOD THERE ARE ... «Time Out London, May 15»
6
Boldness in individuals linked with shell shape protectiveness in …
They found what appeared to be a correlation between boldness and shell protectiveness—those snails that were bolder had more protective shells. «Phys.Org, Apr 15»
7
Drone Dad: Over-Protectiveness At Its Best Worst
So, check this Tennessee dad out. His eight-year-old daughter asks to walk to school on her own, and rather than a) trusting her to know what to do and letting ... «The Mary Sue, Apr 15»
8
Mothers Reject Overprotective Parenting
It appeared on our national dailies emphasizing the fact that Indian parents too are not far from adopting 'traits of over-protectiveness.' How much protectiveness ... «The Women's International Perspective, Mar 15»
9
Are Muslim Men Jealous or Selfish?
Selfish Jealousy Vs. Honorable Protectiveness. By Zainab bint Younus. Freelance Writer- Canada. 10-2-15_Are-Muslim-Men-Jealous-or-Selfish. A Muslim ... «Onislam.net, Feb 15»
10
Slain boy's mother calls her son a trusting child
Etan's disappearance captivated the nation, and it ushered in a new era of child protectiveness and a series of reforms that changed how law enforcement ... «Albany Times Union, Feb 15»

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