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Protective vs Sharing - What's the difference?

protective | sharing |

As nouns the difference between protective and sharing

is that protective is something that protects while sharing is something shared.

As an adjective protective

is serving, intended or wishing to protect.

As a verb sharing is

present participle of lang=en.

protective

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Serving, intended or wishing to protect.

    • Derived terms

    * protective custody

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) Something that protects.
  • A condom.

    • sharing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * sharing economy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something shared.
  • * 1997 , Roger Blench, ?Matthew Spriggs, Archaeology and Language I
    • IE also has sharings with Nakh-Daghestanian, Semitic, and Sumerian. IE and Kartvelian, and no other languages, share numerals with Semitic.

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