Definitions for protective
prəˈtɛk tɪvpro·tec·tive

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. protectiveadjective

   intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind

   "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs"

2. protectiveadjective

   showing care

   "a protective mother"

3. protective(p)adjective

   (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful

   "protective of his reputation"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. protectivenoun

   Something that protects.

2. protectivenoun

   A condom.

3. protectiveadjective

   Serving, intended or wishing to protect.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Protectiveadjective

   Defensive; sheltering.

   Etymology: from protect.

   The stately sailing swan guards his osier isle,
   Protective of his young. James Thomson.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Protectiveadjective

   affording protection; sheltering; defensive

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. protectif.]

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'protective' in Adjectives Frequency: #867

How to pronounce protective?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say protective in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of protective in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of protective in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of protective in a Sentence

1. Mark Barry:

   The risk is too great. But he’s happy to get Chinese personal protective equipment.

2. Suniya Luthar:

   There is no stronger protective factor for kids than their primary caregiver's mental health, we know from decades of research that when parents are unhappy or highly distressed, this inevitably negatively affects their parenting behaviors, so it's incumbent on us as a society to figure out how to bring continuous and sustained support for people who are raising the next generation.

3. The Secret Service:

   In an effort to expand upon our current use of traditional manned aircraft platforms to provide overhead situational awareness, the U.S. Secret Service is developing a program to incorporate the use of several types of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and tethered systems, these systems will serve as valuable tools the Secret Service will use to further our protective mission.

4. Christopher Bunick:

   Many sunscreen products tested by Valisure did not have benzene contamination, and those products are presumably safe and should continue to be used, along with appropriate hats and sun-protective clothing, to mitigate skin cancer risk.

5. Megan Ranney:

   On the front line people are terrified, we can't get the masks and other protective gears that we need. We are being told by the CDC to reuse masks for every patient.

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