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leeriness

leeriness noun: the property of being leery, suspiciousness, distrustfulness.

Noun

leeriness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being leery, suspiciousness, distrustfulness.
    • In response to many people's leeriness of strangers, sharing economy companies often promote their background screening mechanisms.2014, Emma Sadleir, Tamsyn de Beer, Don't Film Yourself Having Sex, Penguin Random House South Africa, →ISBN, page 113

Origin of leeriness

From leery + -ness.

Questions about leeriness

What does leeriness mean?
Leeriness means the property of being leery, suspiciousness, distrustfulness.
What part of speech is leeriness?
Leeriness is a noun.

Words near leeriness in the dictionary

  1. leerie
  2. leerier
  3. leeries
  4. leeriest
  5. leerily
  6. leeriness
  7. leering
  8. leeringly
  9. leerings
  10. leerish
  11. leerness

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