WARINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The trait of being cautious and watchful

Synonyms:

chariness; wariness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("wariness" is a kind of...):

caution; circumspection (the trait of being circumspect and prudent)

Attribute:

wary (marked by keen caution and watchful prudence)

unwary (not alert to danger or deception)

Antonym:

unwariness (the trait of not being cautious and watchful)

Derivation:

wary (marked by keen caution and watchful prudence)

wary (openly distrustful and unwilling to confide)