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protectiveness
verb
(pro-tect)
to cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction : guard
protectiveness
verb
(pro-tect)
defend
protectiveness
verb
(pro-tect)
to maintain the status or integrity of especially through financial or legal guarantees: such as
protectiveness
adjective
(pro-tect)
serving or tending to protect oneself
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affection
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tenderness
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overprotection
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defensiveness
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nurturance
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jealousy
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closeness
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gentleness
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solicitude
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respectfulness
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watchfulness
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empathy
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coolness
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kindliness
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neediness
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haughtiness
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precociousness
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uptightness
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orneriness
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solicitousness
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resentfulness
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pushiness
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contentedness
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egocentricity
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smugness
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cuteness
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imperiousness
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benignity
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gregariousness
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obsessiveness
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oedipal complex
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nosiness
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ambitiousness
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blitheness
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loathing
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ambivalence
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priggishness
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artlessness
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translucence
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tallness
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aloneness
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ruefulness
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bashfulness
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comeliness
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sexlessness
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carefulness
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imperviousness
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crabbiness
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diffidence
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effeminacy
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misandry
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fastidiousness
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homeliness
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niceness
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horniness
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jadedness
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ungainliness
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cluelessness
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flightiness
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surliness
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friskiness
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boastfulness
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nonchalance
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prickliness
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destructiveness
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mothering
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sullenness
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permanence
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narcissism
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obnoxiousness
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beneficence
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daintiness
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punctiliousness
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dailiness
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comfortableness
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embattlement
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glossiness
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coldness
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irrepressibility
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haphazardness
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sexiness
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chilliness
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skinniness
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heedlessness
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inquisitiveness
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abusiveness
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awkwardness
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impassivity
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condescension
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chubbiness
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inarticulateness
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mischievousness
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spitefulness
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lugubriousness
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chumminess
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snootiness
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miserliness
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worldliness
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creepiness
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protectiveness
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