Protectiveness

pro·tec·tive  (pr-tktv)

adj.

Adapted or intended to afford protection.

n.

Something that protects.

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pro·tective·ly adv.

pro·tective·ness n.

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Protectiveness 

See Also: WATCHFULNESS

1. Guard [another person] like an armed sentry —Isak Dinesen
2. Mothers him like an old mare —Jilly Cooper
3. [Trees] preserved at all costs, like Grandpa’s teeth —Elizabeth Bishop
4. Protective [of property] as a lion in winter —Anon

   This may have been inspired by James Goldman’s play, The Lion in Winter, a simile from which can be found under AMBITION.

5. Protectively, like shepherd dogs —Harvey Swados
6. [Wife] watches over my reputation like a broody hen —Luigi Pirandello

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	protectiveness - a feeling of protective affection affection, affectionateness, philia, warmness, warmheartedness, fondness, tenderness, heart - a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
	2.	protectiveness - the quality of providing protection; "statistical evidence for the protectiveness of vaccination" quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

Translations

protectiveness [prəˈtektɪvnɪs] N → actitud f protectora

protectiveness [prəˈtɛktɪvnɪs] n → instinct m de protection