leeriness

English

Etymology

leery +‎ -ness

Noun

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.