Dictionary entry

Wariness

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.