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.

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

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wari·ly adv.

wari·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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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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wariness [ˈwɛərɪnɪs] n → cautela, prudenza