guardedness
Noun
Meaning
guardedness (countable and uncountable, plural guardednesses)
The state or condition of being guarded.
Synonyms
prudence
reserved
privacy
secrecy
skepticism
distrust
alertness
carefulness
vigilance
cautiousness
circumspection
wariness
heedfulness
chariness
Antonyms
Examples
The moment with Hawkeye is all about mutual attraction, expressed without filter from him, and a surrendering of social guardedness from Cora. She accepts his directness as her own.
I own any form of humor shows fear and inferiority. Irony is simply a kind of guardedness. So is a twinkle. It keeps the reader from criticism.