leeriness

leeriness
The property of being leery, suspiciousness, distrustfulness.

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  • leeriness — leery ► ADJECTIVE (leerier, leeriest) ▪ cautious or wary. DERIVATIVES leeriness noun. ORIGIN from obsolete leer «looking askance», from LEER(Cf. ↑leer) …   English terms dictionary

  • leeriness — See leerily. * * * …   Universalium

  • leeriness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Lack of trust: distrust, doubt, mistrust, suspicion. See TRUST …   English dictionary for students

  • leeriness — n. wariness, suspicion, mistrustfulness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • leeriness — leer·i·ness …   English syllables

  • leeriness — rēnə̇s noun ( es) : wariness …   Useful english dictionary

  • distrust — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. doubt, suspicion, disbelief. v. t. suspect, disbelieve, mistrust, fear. See jealousy. Ant., trust. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. mistrust, suspect, disbelieve; see doubt 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I …   English dictionary for students

  • mistrust — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. & v. See distrust. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. distrust, wariness, skepticism, suspicion; see doubt 1 . v. Syn. suspect, distrust, scruple; see doubt 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. distrust,… …   English dictionary for students

  • suspicion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mistrust, distrust, apprehension; doubt, misgiving, jealousy; supposition, inkling, intimation, hint; trace, touch, shade, modicum. See littleness, fear, feeling. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. misgiving,… …   English dictionary for students

  • DP7 (comics) — DP7/Displaced Paranormals 7 Art by Doug Alexander Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics under their New Universe imprint …   Wikipedia

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