wariness

war·y (wâr

)

adj. war·i·er, war·i·est

1. On guard; watchful: taught to be wary of strangers.

2. Characterized by caution: a wary glance at the black clouds.

[Middle English ware, from Old English wær; see wer-³ in Indo-European roots.]

wari·ly adv.

wari·ness n.

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Noun

wariness - the trait of being cautious and watchful

chariness

circumspection, caution - the trait of being circumspect and prudent

unwariness - the trait of not being cautious and watchful

wariness

noun

1. caution, care, attention, prudence, discretion, deliberation, foresight, vigilance, alertness, forethought, circumspection, mindfulness, watchfulness, carefulness, caginess (informal), heedfulness Extreme wariness is the safest policy when dealing with these substances.
caution negligence, oblivion, carelessness, recklessness, inattention, thoughtlessness, mindlessness, heedlessness

2. suspicion, scepticism, distrust, mistrust the country's obsessive wariness of foreigners

Quotations
"Call no man foe, but never love a stranger" [Stella Benson This is the End]

Translations

wariness [ˈwɛərɪnɪs] N → cautela f, recelo m

wariness

n → Vorsicht f; (= mistrust) → Misstrauen nt, → Argwohn m; the wariness of his reply → die Zurückhaltung, mit der er antwortete; she had a great wariness of strangers → sie hegte starkes Misstrauen or großen Argwohn gegen Fremde

wariness [ˈwɛərɪnɪs] n → cautela, prudenza

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Alertness
anomaly
ca'canny
cagey
cagy
Cautel
caution
chariness
chary
circumspection
discretion
distrust
guard
jealousy
mistrust
precaution
prudence
suspicion
trust

His letter closed with an injunction of wariness in his intercourse with the natives, a subject on which Mr.

Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context

Again and again he was repulsed, often with severe wounds to caution him to greater wariness.

The Son Of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

Van der School was a well-educated man, but of slow comprehension, who had imbibed a wariness in his speeches and actions, from having suffered by his collisions with his more mercurial and apt brethren who had laid the foundations of their practice in the Eastern courts, and who had sucked in shrewdness with their mother’s milk.

The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context

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