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CHARINESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chariness mean?
• CHARINESS (noun)
The noun CHARINESS has 1 sense:
1. the trait of being cautious and watchful
Familiarity information: CHARINESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of being cautious and watchful
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
chariness; wariness
Hypernyms ("chariness" is a kind of...):
caution; circumspection (the trait of being circumspect and prudent)
Attribute:
wary (marked by keen caution and watchful prudence)
unwary (not alert to danger or deception)
Derivation:
chary (characterized by great caution and wariness)
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