Hypertext Webster Gateway: "wariness"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

To determine what are little things in religion, great
wariness is to be used. --Sprat.

Syn: Caution; watchfulness; circumspection; foresight; care;
vigilance; scrupulousness.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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


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