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单词 wariness
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warinessn.

Brit. /ˈwɛːrɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈwɛrinᵻs/
Etymology: < wary adj. + -ness suffix.
The quality of being wary; cautiousness, circumspection.
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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
1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Warines, solertia, uigilantia.
1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer ii. sig. M.ii The discretion and warinesse that count Lewis shewed vs yesterday.
1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 258 And having agen made the former Experiment with more wariness then before, we had the like success in our Distillation.
1774 J. Reynolds Disc. Royal Acad. (1778) vi. 221 He that is forming himself, must look with great caution and wariness on those peculiarities or prominent parts, which at first force themselves upon view.
1821 C. Lamb in London Mag. Apr. 362/2 Prizing their simplicity beyond the..somewhat unfeminine wariness of their competitors, I felt a kindliness..for those five thoughtless virgins.
1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man I. ii. 50 Our domestic dogs are descended from wolves..and though they may not have gained in cunning, and may have lost in waryness and suspicion, yet [etc.].
1893 R. Lydekker Horns & Hoofs 106 They are marvellously shy and wary, this wariness being fully confirmed by Messrs. Danford and Buxton.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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