defensiveness
UK/dɪˈfɛnsɪvnəs/
defensiveness noun: the state or quality of being defensive.
Noun
defensiveness (usually uncountable, plural defensivenesses)
- The state or quality of being defensive.
- The gay vs. straight confrontation has been dealt with before in movies and plays but never with the gay character in control and never so free of defensiveness or homosexual guilt.1976 February 7, Don Shewey, “Haunted Host (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 32, page 14
defensiveness meaning in Tamil
defensiveness in Tamil
- தற்காப்புத்தன்மை
Forms of defensiveness
| plural | defensivenesses |
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Origin of defensiveness
From defensive + -ness.
Questions about defensiveness
- What does defensiveness mean?
- Defensiveness means the state or quality of being defensive.
- What is defensiveness in Tamil?
- Defensiveness in Tamil is தற்காப்புத்தன்மை. See Defensiveness meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is defensiveness?
- Defensiveness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce defensiveness?
- Defensiveness is pronounced /dɪˈfɛnsɪvnəs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of defensiveness?
- The plural of defensiveness is defensivenesses.
Words near defensiveness in the dictionary
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