adj
Meaning 1
Protected, as from wind or weather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The boat was much safer, during the storm, in the sheltered cove.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sheltered
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈʃɛltɚd/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʃɛltəd/
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CMU ARPABET: SH EH1 L T ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
(Of a person) who grew up being overprotected by parents or other guardians, often lacking social skills or worldly experience as a result.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of shelter
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
protected from danger or bad weather
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a sheltered harbor
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: закътан (zakǎtan) — protected from wind etc.
- Bulgarian: заветен (zaveten) — protected from wind etc.
- Catalan: a l'abric de — protected from wind etc.
- Finnish: tuulensuojainen — protected from wind etc.
- French: à l'abri de — protected from wind etc.
- Galician: resgardado — protected from wind etc.
- German: geschützt — protected from wind etc.
- Ingrian: varjokas — protected from wind etc.
- Irish: foscúil — protected from wind etc.
- Irish: fothaineach — protected from wind etc.
- Norwegian Bokmål: beskyttet — protected from wind etc.
- Portuguese: abrigado — protected from wind etc.
- Portuguese: resguardado — protected from wind etc.
- Portuguese: protegido — protected from wind etc.
- Spanish: abrigado — protected from wind etc.
- Spanish: resguardado — protected from wind etc.
- Spanish: protegido — protected from wind etc.
- Spanish: lejos — (''sociology'')
- Spanish: refugiado — (''sociology'')
- Spanish: alejado — (''sociology'')
- Spanish: apartado — (''sociology'')
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