Protectiveness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Protectiveness \Pro*tect"ive*ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being protective. --W. Pater.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  protectiveness
       n : a feeling of protective affection