cautiousnessn.
/ˈkɔːʃəsnɪs/ The quality or state of being cautious; wariness, heedfulness, caution.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [noun]
wareness971
warelinessc1000
warningc1000
beseeing1340
cautel1531
warefulness1548
wariness1552
chariness1571
circumspectness1581
circumspection1598
warisomeness1607
guard1609
cautionateness1619
cautelousnessa1624
cautiona1639
cautiousness1649
guardedness1807
cacannyness1917
pussy-footedness1917
pussyfooting1956
leeriness1961
1649 Εἰκων Βασιλικη (1824) 64 I could not but approve their generous constancy and cautiousnesse.
1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 399. ¶7 We should always act with great Cautiousness and Circumspection.
1887 Law Times 82 205/2 A cautiousness which is hardly distinguishable from timidity.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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