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guardedness

guardedness noun: the state or condition of being guarded.

Noun

guardedness (countable and uncountable, plural guardednesses)

  1. The state or condition of being guarded.
    • These extracts show that students are sensitive to issues of power in their educational environment, leading to a certain level of guardedness in non-anonymous feedback scenarios.2017, Di Zou, James Lambert, “Feedback methods for student voice in the digital age”, in British Journal of Educational Technology, volume 48, number 5, page 1087

Forms of guardedness

pluralguardednesses

Origin of guardedness

From guarded + -ness.

Questions about guardedness

What does guardedness mean?
Guardedness means the state or condition of being guarded.
What part of speech is guardedness?
Guardedness is a noun.
What is the plural of guardedness?
The plural of guardedness is guardednesses.

Words near guardedness in the dictionary

  1. guarded
  2. guarded against
  3. guarded one's tongue
  4. guarded rights
  5. guardedly
  6. guardedness
  7. guardednesses
  8. guardee
  9. guardeen
  10. guardeens
  11. guardees

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