wariness

war·y

 (wâr′ē)

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- in Indo-European roots.]

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war′i·ly adv.

war′i·ness n.

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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]

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

wariness

noun

1. The condition of being alert:

alertness, vigilance, wakefulness, watchfulness.

2. Careful forethought to avoid harm or risk:

calculation, care, carefulness, caution, chariness, gingerliness, precaution.

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Translations

حَذَر، إحْتِراس

forsigtighed

BehutsamkeitVorsicht

prudence

varkárni, gætni

cautela

obozretnosť

dikkatli olma

小心翼翼注意谨慎

wariness

[ˈwɛərɪnɪs] N → cautela f, recelo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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

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wariness

[ˈwɛərɪnɪs] n → cautela, prudenza

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

wary

(ˈweəri) adjective

cautious or on one's guard (about or concerning). Be wary of lending money to him. versigtig, op jou hoede حَذِر، مُحْتَرِس внимателен cauteloso ostražitý vorsichtig forsigtig επιφυλακτικόςcauteloso, cauto, prudente ettevaatlik مواظب varovainen prudent; méfiantזהיר होशियार oprezan, pozoran óvatos hati-hati varkár accorto, cauto; diffidente 用心深い 경계하고 있는 atsargus piesardzīgs berhati-hati omzichtigforsiktig, var, skyczujny, ostrożnycauteloso prudent; circumspect осторожный ostražitý, opatrný oprezen oprezan varsam, försiktig ระมัดระวัง; ระวังตัว; เฝ้าคอยระวัง dikkatli 小心翼翼的，提防的 обережний ہوشیار cảnh giác 小心翼翼的，谨慎的

ˈwarily adverb

op die hoede بِحَذَر، باحْتِراس внимателно cautelosamente opatrně vorsichtig forsigtigt επιφυλακτικάcautelosamente, cautamente, prudentemente ettevaatlikult با مواظبت varovaisesti avec prudenceבזהירות सतर्कतापूर्वक oprezno, pozorno óvatosan dengan hati-hati varlega, gætilega con cautela 用心深く 신중히 atsargiai piesardzīgi dengan berhati-hati omzichtigforsiktig, varsomtostrożnie cautelosamente cu prudenţă осторожно opatrne oprezno oprezno varsamt, försiktigt อย่างระมัดระวัง; โดยระมัดระวัง dikkatlice 小心翼翼地 обережно ہوشیاری سے một cách cảnh giác 小心翼翼地，谨慎地

ˈwariness noun

versigtigheid حَذَر، إحْتِراس внимателност cautela obezřelost die Vorsicht forsigtighed επιφύλαξηcautela, prudencia ettevaatlikkus مواظبت varovaisuus prudenceזהירות सतर्कता oprez óvatosság kehati-hatian varkárni, gætni cautela; diffidenza 用心深さ 신중함 atsargumas piesardzība sifat hati-hati omzichtigheidforsiktighet, skyhetostrożność cautela prudenţă осторожность obozretnosť opreznost opreznost varsamhet, försiktighet ความระมัดระวัง dikkatli olma 小心翼翼 обережність ہوشیاری sự thận trọng 小心翼翼，谨慎，注意

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