sheltered

shel·ter  (shltr)

n.

1.

a. Something that provides cover or protection, as from the weather.

b. A refuge; a haven.

c. An establishment that provides temporary housing for homeless people.

2. The state of being covered or protected.

v. shel·tered, shel·ter·ing, shel·ters

v.tr.

1. To provide cover or protection for.

2. To invest (income) to protect it from taxation.

v.intr.

To take cover; find refuge.

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[Perhaps from Middle English sheltron, tight battle formation, from Old English scildtruma : scield, shield; see shield + truma, troop; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]

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shelter·er n.

shelter·less adj.

Synonyms: shelter, cover, retreat, refuge, asylum, sanctuary
These nouns refer to places affording protection, as from danger, or to the state of being protected. Shelter usually implies a covered or enclosed area that protects temporarily, as from injury or attack: built a shelter out of pine and hemlock boughs.
Cover suggests something that conceals: traveled under cover of darkness.
Retreat applies chiefly to a secluded place to which one retires for meditation, peace, or privacy: a rural cabin that served as a weekend retreat.
Refuge suggests a place of escape from pursuit or from difficulties that beset one: "The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life" George Bernard Shaw.
Asylum adds to refuge the idea of legal protection or of immunity from arrest: "O! receive the fugitive and prepare in time an asylum for mankind" Thomas Paine.
Sanctuary denotes a sacred or inviolable place of refuge: political refugees finding sanctuary in a monastery.

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sheltered

Adjective

1. protected from wind and rain

2. protected from unpleasant or upsetting experiences: a sheltered childhood

3. specially designed to provide a safe environment for the elderly, handicapped, or disabled: sheltered housing

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

sheltered - protected from danger or bad weather; "a sheltered harbor" invulnerable - immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs"

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sheltered

adjective 1. screened, covered, protected, shielded, secluded << OPPOSITE exposed

adjective 2. protected, screened, shielded, quiet, withdrawn, isolated, secluded, cloistered, reclusive, ensconced, hermitic, conventual

Translations

sheltered [ˈʃɛltəd] adj [life] → protegido; [spot] → abrigado

sheltered [ˈʃɛltəd] shelter adj [life] → retiré(e) → à l'abri des soucis; [spot] → abrité(e)

sheltered [ˈʃɛltəd] shelter adj (life) → behütet;

(spot) → geschützt;

sheltered housing (for old people) → Altenwohnungen pl;

(for handicapped people) → Behindertenwohnungen pl

sheltered [ˈʃɛltəd] adj [life] → ritirato/a; [spot] → riparato/a, protetto/a