guardedness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English guarded Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English guardedness From guarded + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state or condition of being guarded.
These extracts show that students are sensitive to issues of power in their educational environment, leading to a certain level of guardedness in non-anonymous feedback scenarios.
2017, Di Zou, James Lambert, “Feedback methods for student voice in the digital age”, in British Journal of Educational Technology, volume 48, number 5, page 1087:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| guardednesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |