wariness

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wariness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Wariness \Wa"ri*ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being wary; care to foresee and guard
     against evil; cautiousness. "An almost reptile wariness."
     --G. W. Cable.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           To determine what are little things in religion, great
           wariness is to be used.                  --Sprat.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Caution; watchfulness; circumspection; foresight; care;
          vigilance; scrupulousness.
          [1913 Webster]

wariness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  wariness
      n 1: the trait of being cautious and watchful [syn: wariness,
           chariness] [ant: unwariness]