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leeriness

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English

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Etymology

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From leery +‎ -ness.

Noun

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leeriness (uncountable)

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