1 noun of personcosantacht c m ushe was suffocated by her husband's protectivenessbhí sí plúchta ag cosantacht a fir chéileit explains her protectiveness towards themsin an chúis a raibh sí chomh cúramach sin fúthu2 noun providing protectioncosaint fem3 c m uyou'll need the protectiveness of sun creambeidh cosaint uachtar gréine de dhíth orthe demonstrated the protectiveness of the materialléirigh sé an chosaint atá san ábhar