protectiveness

Noun protectiveness has 2 senses

• protectiveness(n = noun.feeling) - a feeling of protective affection;
is a kind of affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness
Derived form adjective protective₂

• protectiveness(n = noun.attribute) - the quality of providing protection; "statistical evidence for the protectiveness of vaccination"
is a kind of quality
Derived forms adjective protective₃, adjective protective₁