"protective" meaning in English

See protective in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɹəˈtɛk.tɪv/ [UK], /pɹəˈtɛk.tɪv/ [Canada, US], /pɹoʊˈtɛk.tɪv/ [Canada, US], /pɹəˈtek.tɪv/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-protective.wav Forms: more protective [comparative], most protective [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛktɪv Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin prōtēctīvus. By surface analysis, protect + ive. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|prōtēctīvus}} Medieval Latin prōtēctīvus, {{surf|en|protect|ive}} By surface analysis, protect + ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} protective (comparative more protective, superlative most protective)
  1. Serving or intended to protect.
    Sense id: en-protective-en-adj-ixxNYguh
  2. Wishing to protect; defensive of somebody or something.
    Sense id: en-protective-en-adj-AaiXciIX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (serving, intended or wishing to protect): պաշտպանական (paštpanakan) (Armenian), qoruyucu (Azerbaijani), защите́н (zaštitén) (Bulgarian), предпазен (predpazen) (Bulgarian), ochranný (Czech), protekta (Esperanto), suoja- (Finnish), suojaava (Finnish), turvaava (Finnish), protecteur (French), Schutz- (German), הגנתי (haganatí) [masculine] (Hebrew), מגן (magén) (Hebrew), fálach (Irish), díonmhar (Irish), protettivo (Italian), қорғауыш (qorğauyş) (Kazakh), healdsum (Old English), protetor (Portuguese), protetivo (Portuguese), защи́тный (zaščítnyj) (Russian), охра́нный (oxránnyj) (Russian), protector (Spanish), amddiffynol (Welsh)
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0 Derived forms: atheroprotective, autoprotective, axoprotective, bioprotective, bronchoprotective, canceroprotective, carcinoprotective, cardioprotective, carioprotective, cerebroprotective, chemoprotective, 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, protective reaction, protectivity, radioprotective, renoprotective, retinoprotective, self-protective, semiprotective, seroprotective, subprotective, superprotective, thermoprotective, thromboprotective, thyroprotective, tubuloprotective, ultraprotective, unprotective, uroprotective, vasculoprotective, vasoprotective, venoprotective Disambiguation of 'serving, intended or wishing to protect': 50 50

Noun

IPA: /pɹəˈtɛk.tɪv/ [UK], /pɹəˈtɛk.tɪv/ [Canada, US], /pɹoʊˈtɛk.tɪv/ [Canada, US], /pɹəˈtek.tɪv/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-protective.wav Forms: protectives [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktɪv Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin prōtēctīvus. By surface analysis, protect + ive. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|prōtēctīvus}} Medieval Latin prōtēctīvus, {{surf|en|protect|ive}} By surface analysis, protect + ive Head templates: {{en-noun}} protective (plural protectives)
  1. (British) Something that protects. Tags: British Translations (Something that protects): suoja (Finnish), protector [masculine] (Romanian), protector [sports, hobbies, lifestyle] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-protective-en-noun-guzYMWZV Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 19 64 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 13 69 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 7 83 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 86 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 15 15 64 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 15 15 64 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 21 57 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 15 64 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 11 10 74 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 15 64 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 17 63 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 15 64 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 15 15 64 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 14 14 66 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 19 19 56 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 15 15 64 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 14 14 69 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 15 65 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 15 15 64 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 10 74 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 9 79 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 17 17 61 5 Disambiguation of 'Something that protects': 100 0
  2. A condom. Translations (A condom): презерватив (prezervativ) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kondomi (Finnish), preservativo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-protective-en-noun-Tlq6fyX7 Categories (other): Birth control Disambiguation of Birth control: 13 11 23 53 Disambiguation of 'A condom': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "protect",
        "3": "ive"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, protect + ive",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Medieval Latin prōtēctīvus. By surface analysis, protect + ive.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "protectives",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "protective (plural protectives)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "pro",
        "tec",
        "tive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something that protects."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(British) Something that protects."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "British"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A condom."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "condom",
          "condom"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹəˈtɛk.tɪv/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-protective.wav",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3d/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-protective.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-protective.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹəˈtɛk.tɪv/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹoʊˈtɛk.tɪv/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹəˈtek.tɪv/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛktɪv"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "Something that protects",
      "word": "suoja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "Something that protects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "protector"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "Something that protects",
      "topics": [
        "sports",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "protector"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "prezervativ",
      "sense": "A condom",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "презерватив"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "A condom",
      "word": "kondomi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "A condom",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "preservativo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "protective"
}

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