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Protectiveness in a sentence

Protectiveness meaning

The quality of being protective.

Synonyms of Protectiveness

affection affectionateness fondness tenderness heart warmness warmheartedness philia quality

Related words

Other words often associated with Protectiveness or its synonyms:

feeling warmth emotionalism emotionality intuition nerve prize level rawness heat liking attribute

Using Protectiveness

  • The main meaning on this page is: The quality of being protective.
  • Useful related words include: affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness.
  • In the example corpus, protectiveness often appears in combinations such as: protectiveness of, fierce protectiveness.

Context around Protectiveness

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

fierce 2× gauzy 1× displayed 1×

Sentence patterns with Protectiveness

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a gauzy protectiveness around the 1× and over protectiveness as an 1× as over protectiveness my body 1× been a protectiveness of american 1× challenge that protectiveness and encourage 1× comes to protectiveness she said 1× his fierce protectiveness by rescuing 1× its fierce protectiveness over its 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

brown appeared to 1× clergy and church 1× for better or 1× he became good 1× in order to 1× it s masked 1×

Common sentence endings:

and radical reform 1× anti hero hitmaker 1× confidence in relationships 1× dog to adjust 1× faux fur sweatshirts 1× from being kidnapped 1×

Words around Protectiveness

Just before it in the word index:

protectively 9 protective 2.071 protections 1.058 protectionists 11 protectionist 123 protectionism 100

Just after it in the word index:

protectivity 2 protector 431 protectorate 87 protectorates 19 protectors 134 protectorship 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Protectiveness

  • In this selection, "protectiveness" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, fierce, gauzy and displayed stand out and add context to how "protectiveness" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a gauzy protectiveness around the and and over protectiveness as an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "protectiveness" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with protectiveness

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In the very first episode of the series, Loid demonstrates his fierce protectiveness by rescuing Anya from being kidnapped. (19 words)

The dynamic of sisterhood is familiar to Moore, who has a younger sister, especially when it comes to protectiveness, she said. (21 words)

It’s masked as over-protectiveness, my body fighting off a phantom attack, but the fact remains, it is slowly killing me. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

With so much uncertainty swirling about in the world, Kim wanted to play with texture to create a gauzy protectiveness around the body, with fuzzy looped cotton jeans, chunky wool scarves and faux fur sweatshirts. (35 words)

For better or worse, modern conservatism's defining ethos has been a protectiveness of American institutions — "standing athwart history yelling stop" — in the face of left-wing demands for social justice and radical reform. (34 words)

Nintendo’s litigious nature, not to mention its fierce protectiveness over its brand image and that of its mascots, the notice from Nintendo comes as a bit of a shock. (30 words)

Example sentences (10)

Clergy and church leaders need to find ways to challenge that protectiveness and encourage families to allow disabled family members to develop confidence in relationships.

It’s masked as over-protectiveness, my body fighting off a phantom attack, but the fact remains, it is slowly killing me.

Brown appeared to be attempting to rile up Taylor's fans, known as 'Swifties', who are renowned for their fierce loyalty and protectiveness of the Anti-Hero hitmaker.

In the very first episode of the series, Loid demonstrates his fierce protectiveness by rescuing Anya from being kidnapped.

Nintendo’s litigious nature, not to mention its fierce protectiveness over its brand image and that of its mascots, the notice from Nintendo comes as a bit of a shock.

With so much uncertainty swirling about in the world, Kim wanted to play with texture to create a gauzy protectiveness around the body, with fuzzy looped cotton jeans, chunky wool scarves and faux fur sweatshirts.

The dynamic of sisterhood is familiar to Moore, who has a younger sister, especially when it comes to protectiveness, she said.

For better or worse, modern conservatism's defining ethos has been a protectiveness of American institutions — "standing athwart history yelling stop" — in the face of left-wing demands for social justice and radical reform.

He became good friends with Harry Kim from the start and at times displayed protectiveness in the face of Harry's customary naiveté.

In order to avoid aggressive and over-protectiveness as an adult, continuous socialization as early as possible could allow the dog to adjust.

Common combinations with protectiveness

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "protectiveness" in a sentence?
An example: "Clergy and church leaders need to find ways to challenge that protectiveness and encourage families to allow disabled family members to develop confidence in relationships." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "protectiveness" from authentic English texts.
What does "protectiveness" mean?
Protectiveness means: The quality of being protective.
What are synonyms of "protectiveness"?
Common synonyms of "protectiveness" include: affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "protectiveness" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "protectiveness", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.