English Explanatory Dictionary

protective

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Serving or intended to protect.
  2. Wishing to protect; defensive of somebody or something.
noun
  1. Something that protects.
  2. A condom.

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈtɛk.tɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-protective.wav /pɹoʊˈtɛk.tɪv/ /pɹəˈtek.tɪv/

Word forms

protective more protective most protective protectives

Etymology

Etymology tree Medieval Latin prōtēctīvusbor. English protective Borrowed from Medieval Latin prōtēctīvus. By surface analysis, protect + -ive.

Derived words

atheroprotective autoprotective axoprotective bioprotective bronchoprotective canceroprotective carcinoprotective cardioprotective carioprotective cerebroprotective chemoprotective cholangioprotective chondroprotective cryoprotective cytoprotective dermatoprotective ecoprotective endothelioprotective enteroprotective excitoprotective fertoprotective fibroprotective gastroprotective genoprotective geroprotective glioprotective hepatoprotective hyperprotective immunoprotective luteoprotective lyoprotective mechanoprotective metalloprotective mitoprotective mucoprotective myeloprotective myoprotective nephroprotective neuroprotective nonprotective oligoprotective oncoprotective organoprotective osmoprotective osteoprotective otoprotective overcurrent protective device overprotective ovoprotective personal protective equipment pharmacoprotective photoprotective phytoprotective pneumoprotective protective briefs protective custody protectively protectiveness protective order protective pants

Translations

Armenian: պաշտպանական Azerbaijani: qoruyucu Bulgarian: защите́н Bulgarian: предпазен Czech: ochranný Esperanto: protekta Finnish: suoja- Finnish: suojaava Finnish: turvaava French: protecteur German: Schutz- Hebrew: הגנתי Hebrew: מגן Indonesian: protektif Irish: fálach Irish: díonmhar Italian: protettivo Kazakh: қорғауыш Old English: healdsum Portuguese: protetor Portuguese: protetivo Russian: защи́тный Russian: охра́нный Spanish: protector Welsh: amddiffynol
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