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UNWARINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unwariness mean? 

UNWARINESS (noun)
  The noun UNWARINESS has 1 sense:

1. the trait of not being cautious and watchfulplay

  Familiarity information: UNWARINESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNWARINESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of not being cautious and watchful

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("unwariness" is a kind of...):

incaution; incautiousness (the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger)

Antonym:

wariness (the trait of being cautious and watchful)

Derivation:

unwary (not alert to danger or deception)


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