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English noun: protectiveness

1. protectiveness (feeling) a feeling of protective affection


Broader (hypernym)affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness

2. protectiveness (attribute) the quality of providing protection


SamplesStatistical evidence for the protectiveness of vaccination.


Broader (hypernym)quality









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