The Collaborative International Dictionary
Guardedness
Guarded \Guard"ed\, a. Cautious; wary; circumspect; as, he was guarded in his expressions; framed or uttered with caution; as, his expressions were guarded. -- Guard"edly, adv. -- Guard"ed*ness, n.
Wiktionary
guardedness
n. The state or condition of being guarded.
Usage examples of "guardedness".
The uncertainties plaguing their final intentions, and their guardedness, though understandable in the circumstances, left the two Grey Swords uncomfortable.
As Colman listened the guardedness was there in his face, the echoes of old anger and shattering grief.
Yet even as she stood here, radiant and vulnerable in the morning light, he was aware of a bristly guardedness with which she maintained a cautious distance.