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cautiousness|ˈkɔːʃəsnɪs| [f. as prec. + -ness.] The quality or state of being cautious; wariness, heedfulness, caution.
1648Eikon Bas. (1824) 64, I could not but approve their generous constancy and cautiousnesse. 1712Addison Spect. No. 399 ⁋7 We should always act with great Cautiousness and Circumspection. 1887Law Times LXXXII. 205/2 A cautiousness which is hardly distinguishable from timidity. |