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shelteredness

shelteredness noun: the quality of being sheltered.

Noun

shelteredness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being sheltered.
    • At their extremity, is still a spring, which was, no doubt, of use to the army generally, and might, in conjunction with the shelteredness of the position, afford a strong motive for such erections in this particular spot.1845, The New Statistical Account of Scotland, W. Blackwood and Sons

Origin of shelteredness

From sheltered + -ness. Attested since the 19th century.

Questions about shelteredness

What does shelteredness mean?
Shelteredness means the quality of being sheltered.
What part of speech is shelteredness?
Shelteredness is a noun.

Words near shelteredness in the dictionary

  1. sheltered
  2. sheltered in place
  3. sheltered workshop
  4. sheltered workshops
  5. sheltered-in-place
  6. shelteredness
  7. shelteree
  8. shelterees
  9. shelterer
  10. shelterers
  11. shelterin

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