wariness

Questions about wariness

What does wariness mean?

wariness means "the trait of being cautious and watchful".

How many syllables are in wariness?

wariness has 3 syllables: war-i-ness. The stress falls on "war". In IPA it is /ˈwɛɹinɪs/.

What is another word for wariness?

Close synonyms include chariness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of wariness?

The recorded antonyms are unwariness.

Is wariness a common word?

wariness is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.