sheltered

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛltɚd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛltəd/

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

sheltered (comparative more sheltered, superlative most sheltered)

1. Protected, as from wind or weather.

   The boat was much safer, during the storm, in the sheltered cove.

   • 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:

     "A sunny, sheltered corner," he remarked. "An ideal spot for a deck-chair and a book."

2. (sociology) (Of a person) who grew up being overprotected by parents or other guardians, often lacking social skills or worldly experience as a result.

Derived terms

• semisheltered
• shelteredness
• sheltered workshop
• tax-sheltered
• unsheltered

Translations

protected from wind etc.

• Bulgarian: закътан (bg) (zakǎtan), заветен (bg) (zaveten)
• Catalan: a l'abric de ("sheltered from")
• Finnish: tuulensuojainen
• French: à l'abri de (fr) ("sheltered from")
• Galician: resgardado m
• German: geschützt (de)
• Ingrian: varjokas
• Irish: foscúil, fothaineach
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: beskyttet

• Portuguese: abrigado (pt) m, resguardado (pt) m, protegido (pt) m
• Spanish: abrigado (es), resguardado (es), protegido (es)

(sociology) — see also cloistered,‎ isolated

• Spanish: lejos (es) (adverb), refugiado (es), alejado (es), apartado (es)

Verb

sheltered

1. simple past and past participle of shelter