shelteredness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

shelteredness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being sheltered.
    • 1845, The New Statistical Account of Scotland, W. Blackwood and Sons:
      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.