Associations to the word «Protectiveness»

Wiktionary

PROTECTIVENESS, noun. The quality of being protective

Dictionary definition

PROTECTIVENESS, noun. A feeling of protective affection.
PROTECTIVENESS, noun. The quality of providing protection; "statistical evidence for the protectiveness of vaccination".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.