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shelteredness en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) 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: