Definition of wariness in English:

wariness

noun ˈwɛːrɪnəsˈwɛrinəs

mass noun

1Caution about possible dangers or problems.
her mother's wariness of computers
Example sentencesExamples
- All of my arguments with regard to justified wariness about rubber-stamping nominations to the Supreme Court apply in full to the "inferior courts."
- I wonder if Tomlinson's periodic but spectacular disasters are not connected to his wariness about success.
- In the future, because of wariness by consumers, farmers may not find a market for their GM crops.
- Warren Buffett, the iconic figure of American capitalism, expressed the new wariness in his annual report released Saturday.
- Officials from the Fire Island National Seashore, whose boundaries encompass all Fire Island communities, have expressed wariness of such projects.
- Based on the way I'd seen him handle lighting a barbecue (pour gasoline, strike match, dive for cover) my wariness wasn't unreasonable.
- To pry away those younger callers, Virgin is playing on their wariness of complicated plans and hidden fees.
- One reason for her wariness is the reaction to her book, which has been ferocious, especially from fellow women journalists.
- Despite his initial wariness, he registered with an online dating site in March 2004.
- The wariness of the staff sent its own message: don't interact, don't look up, try to stay out of trouble.
- This caution, a kind of wariness, seemed to be the price of his fame.
- And yet there has never been more wariness of industrial development and more skepticism about its benefits.
- There appears no appetite for introducing such a law and given this government's general wariness about upsetting businesses that is not surprising.
- He has detected wariness among more conservative institutions to finance a venture in fashion.
- The pupils all highlighted their wariness of the debt involved in participation in higher education, with little being known of funding arrangements.
- Her wariness about talking about her children is a reminder of the dangers of her job.
- Murie silently suspected that the guides ' real concern stemmed from their wariness of proceeding into unfamiliar terrain.
- He said he was concerned about the understandable wariness of GPs to become involved in child protection work.
- Abetted by scare stories on television and the Internet, people make bad judgments about risk that can lead to excessive wariness of new corporate products such as vaccines.
Synonyms
caution, carefulness, care, circumspection, prudence, guardedness, alertness, attention, heed, heedfulness, watchfulness, vigilance, observance, awareness, mindfulness, canniness
hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, timidness, timidity, timorousness
1. 1.1 Lack of trust; suspicion.
  they had all regarded her with wariness
  Example sentencesExamples
  Most of my interaction with the islanders was made treacherous by currents of wariness.
  Just as the infant will show delight at being approached by its mother, so it will also show signs of wariness and withdrawal when approached by a stranger.
  This was his wife's idea, he says, a means of combating his wariness of the press.
  Try to instill a healthy sense of wariness in your students.
  Quigley depicts the changing relationship between the two women superbly, their initial wariness ringing with psychological acuity.
  Groping for words, I tell her of my ongoing affection and respect, which has outlasted a cycle of hurts and mutual wariness.
  Such tension is palpable across villages, as distrust and wariness between communities mount.
  But he now also faces the task of rallying support from his own party, which is divided over the rescue and has long viewed him with a degree of wariness.
  In some parts of the world there is wariness toward democracy, often based on misunderstanding.
  Only three per cent of people in Yorkshire said wariness of the police would put them off giving information.
  But the sheer scale of the failings that have come to light recently mean that suspicion and wariness will not vanish so easily this time around.
  Now, both professions are probably regarded with equal amounts of cynicism and wariness.
  Far from responding like innocent dupes, we armed ourselves with wariness.
  He seems most at home when talking about business and loses his initial wariness.
  Nelson grins, radiating laid-back cheer, in contrast to Bennington's barely disguised wariness.
  Despite his remaining wariness of her, he moved to stand near her, leading the dog beside him.
  Forgive me for my wariness of words and theories that explain the healer's art.
  In the modern state of heightened wariness, staring like a dullard sounds no more demeaning than walking in your socks through airport security.
  He conquered his wariness of the press and now thrives in the media spotlight which came to be turned on him so frequently.
  There's something like wariness in her enormous eyes.
  This warmth is balanced by his wariness of the political class, many of whom he considers unduly supportive of his former deputy.
  Inevitably, they saw less of each other, but that did not lessen his family's wariness.
  Synonyms
  suspicion, distrust, mistrust, caution, unease, scepticism, doubt, chariness
  informal caginess

Definition of wariness in US English:

wariness

nounˈwerēnəsˈwɛrinəs

1Caution about possible dangers or problems.
her mother's wariness of computers
Example sentencesExamples
- He has detected wariness among more conservative institutions to finance a venture in fashion.
- Despite his initial wariness, he registered with an online dating site in March 2004.
- He said he was concerned about the understandable wariness of GPs to become involved in child protection work.
- One reason for her wariness is the reaction to her book, which has been ferocious, especially from fellow women journalists.
- The pupils all highlighted their wariness of the debt involved in participation in higher education, with little being known of funding arrangements.
- Based on the way I'd seen him handle lighting a barbecue (pour gasoline, strike match, dive for cover) my wariness wasn't unreasonable.
- I wonder if Tomlinson's periodic but spectacular disasters are not connected to his wariness about success.
- Warren Buffett, the iconic figure of American capitalism, expressed the new wariness in his annual report released Saturday.
- Her wariness about talking about her children is a reminder of the dangers of her job.
- This caution, a kind of wariness, seemed to be the price of his fame.
- All of my arguments with regard to justified wariness about rubber-stamping nominations to the Supreme Court apply in full to the "inferior courts."
- There appears no appetite for introducing such a law and given this government's general wariness about upsetting businesses that is not surprising.
- Murie silently suspected that the guides ' real concern stemmed from their wariness of proceeding into unfamiliar terrain.
- And yet there has never been more wariness of industrial development and more skepticism about its benefits.
- Officials from the Fire Island National Seashore, whose boundaries encompass all Fire Island communities, have expressed wariness of such projects.
- Abetted by scare stories on television and the Internet, people make bad judgments about risk that can lead to excessive wariness of new corporate products such as vaccines.
- The wariness of the staff sent its own message: don't interact, don't look up, try to stay out of trouble.
- In the future, because of wariness by consumers, farmers may not find a market for their GM crops.
- To pry away those younger callers, Virgin is playing on their wariness of complicated plans and hidden fees.
Synonyms
caution, carefulness, care, circumspection, prudence, guardedness, alertness, attention, heed, heedfulness, watchfulness, vigilance, observance, awareness, mindfulness, canniness
1. 1.1 Lack of trust; suspicion.
  they had all regarded her with wariness
  Example sentencesExamples
  In some parts of the world there is wariness toward democracy, often based on misunderstanding.
  In the modern state of heightened wariness, staring like a dullard sounds no more demeaning than walking in your socks through airport security.
  There's something like wariness in her enormous eyes.
  But he now also faces the task of rallying support from his own party, which is divided over the rescue and has long viewed him with a degree of wariness.
  He seems most at home when talking about business and loses his initial wariness.
  Now, both professions are probably regarded with equal amounts of cynicism and wariness.
  Nelson grins, radiating laid-back cheer, in contrast to Bennington's barely disguised wariness.
  Try to instill a healthy sense of wariness in your students.
  He conquered his wariness of the press and now thrives in the media spotlight which came to be turned on him so frequently.
  Despite his remaining wariness of her, he moved to stand near her, leading the dog beside him.
  Quigley depicts the changing relationship between the two women superbly, their initial wariness ringing with psychological acuity.
  This was his wife's idea, he says, a means of combating his wariness of the press.
  Inevitably, they saw less of each other, but that did not lessen his family's wariness.
  Far from responding like innocent dupes, we armed ourselves with wariness.
  Most of my interaction with the islanders was made treacherous by currents of wariness.
  Only three per cent of people in Yorkshire said wariness of the police would put them off giving information.
  Forgive me for my wariness of words and theories that explain the healer's art.
  Groping for words, I tell her of my ongoing affection and respect, which has outlasted a cycle of hurts and mutual wariness.
  Such tension is palpable across villages, as distrust and wariness between communities mount.
  This warmth is balanced by his wariness of the political class, many of whom he considers unduly supportive of his former deputy.
  Just as the infant will show delight at being approached by its mother, so it will also show signs of wariness and withdrawal when approached by a stranger.
  But the sheer scale of the failings that have come to light recently mean that suspicion and wariness will not vanish so easily this time around.
  Synonyms
  suspicion, distrust, mistrust, caution, unease, scepticism, doubt, chariness

单词	wariness
释义	Definition of wariness in English: wariness noun ˈwɛːrɪnəsˈwɛrinəs mass noun 1Caution about possible dangers or problems. her mother's wariness of computers Example sentencesExamples All of my arguments with regard to justified wariness about rubber-stamping nominations to the Supreme Court apply in full to the "inferior courts." I wonder if Tomlinson's periodic but spectacular disasters are not connected to his wariness about success. In the future, because of wariness by consumers, farmers may not find a market for their GM crops. Warren Buffett, the iconic figure of American capitalism, expressed the new wariness in his annual report released Saturday. Officials from the Fire Island National Seashore, whose boundaries encompass all Fire Island communities, have expressed wariness of such projects. Based on the way I'd seen him handle lighting a barbecue (pour gasoline, strike match, dive for cover) my wariness wasn't unreasonable. To pry away those younger callers, Virgin is playing on their wariness of complicated plans and hidden fees. One reason for her wariness is the reaction to her book, which has been ferocious, especially from fellow women journalists. Despite his initial wariness, he registered with an online dating site in March 2004. The wariness of the staff sent its own message: don't interact, don't look up, try to stay out of trouble. This caution, a kind of wariness, seemed to be the price of his fame. And yet there has never been more wariness of industrial development and more skepticism about its benefits. There appears no appetite for introducing such a law and given this government's general wariness about upsetting businesses that is not surprising. He has detected wariness among more conservative institutions to finance a venture in fashion. The pupils all highlighted their wariness of the debt involved in participation in higher education, with little being known of funding arrangements. Her wariness about talking about her children is a reminder of the dangers of her job. Murie silently suspected that the guides ' real concern stemmed from their wariness of proceeding into unfamiliar terrain. He said he was concerned about the understandable wariness of GPs to become involved in child protection work. Abetted by scare stories on television and the Internet, people make bad judgments about risk that can lead to excessive wariness of new corporate products such as vaccines. Synonyms caution, carefulness, care, circumspection, prudence, guardedness, alertness, attention, heed, heedfulness, watchfulness, vigilance, observance, awareness, mindfulness, canniness hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, timidness, timidity, timorousness 1.1 Lack of trust; suspicion. they had all regarded her with wariness Example sentencesExamples Most of my interaction with the islanders was made treacherous by currents of wariness. Just as the infant will show delight at being approached by its mother, so it will also show signs of wariness and withdrawal when approached by a stranger. This was his wife's idea, he says, a means of combating his wariness of the press. Try to instill a healthy sense of wariness in your students. Quigley depicts the changing relationship between the two women superbly, their initial wariness ringing with psychological acuity. Groping for words, I tell her of my ongoing affection and respect, which has outlasted a cycle of hurts and mutual wariness. Such tension is palpable across villages, as distrust and wariness between communities mount. But he now also faces the task of rallying support from his own party, which is divided over the rescue and has long viewed him with a degree of wariness. In some parts of the world there is wariness toward democracy, often based on misunderstanding. Only three per cent of people in Yorkshire said wariness of the police would put them off giving information. But the sheer scale of the failings that have come to light recently mean that suspicion and wariness will not vanish so easily this time around. Now, both professions are probably regarded with equal amounts of cynicism and wariness. Far from responding like innocent dupes, we armed ourselves with wariness. He seems most at home when talking about business and loses his initial wariness. Nelson grins, radiating laid-back cheer, in contrast to Bennington's barely disguised wariness. Despite his remaining wariness of her, he moved to stand near her, leading the dog beside him. Forgive me for my wariness of words and theories that explain the healer's art. In the modern state of heightened wariness, staring like a dullard sounds no more demeaning than walking in your socks through airport security. He conquered his wariness of the press and now thrives in the media spotlight which came to be turned on him so frequently. There's something like wariness in her enormous eyes. This warmth is balanced by his wariness of the political class, many of whom he considers unduly supportive of his former deputy. Inevitably, they saw less of each other, but that did not lessen his family's wariness. Synonyms suspicion, distrust, mistrust, caution, unease, scepticism, doubt, chariness informal caginess Definition of wariness in US English: wariness nounˈwerēnəsˈwɛrinəs 1Caution about possible dangers or problems. her mother's wariness of computers Example sentencesExamples He has detected wariness among more conservative institutions to finance a venture in fashion. Despite his initial wariness, he registered with an online dating site in March 2004. He said he was concerned about the understandable wariness of GPs to become involved in child protection work. One reason for her wariness is the reaction to her book, which has been ferocious, especially from fellow women journalists. The pupils all highlighted their wariness of the debt involved in participation in higher education, with little being known of funding arrangements. Based on the way I'd seen him handle lighting a barbecue (pour gasoline, strike match, dive for cover) my wariness wasn't unreasonable. I wonder if Tomlinson's periodic but spectacular disasters are not connected to his wariness about success. Warren Buffett, the iconic figure of American capitalism, expressed the new wariness in his annual report released Saturday. Her wariness about talking about her children is a reminder of the dangers of her job. This caution, a kind of wariness, seemed to be the price of his fame. All of my arguments with regard to justified wariness about rubber-stamping nominations to the Supreme Court apply in full to the "inferior courts." There appears no appetite for introducing such a law and given this government's general wariness about upsetting businesses that is not surprising. Murie silently suspected that the guides ' real concern stemmed from their wariness of proceeding into unfamiliar terrain. And yet there has never been more wariness of industrial development and more skepticism about its benefits. Officials from the Fire Island National Seashore, whose boundaries encompass all Fire Island communities, have expressed wariness of such projects. Abetted by scare stories on television and the Internet, people make bad judgments about risk that can lead to excessive wariness of new corporate products such as vaccines. The wariness of the staff sent its own message: don't interact, don't look up, try to stay out of trouble. In the future, because of wariness by consumers, farmers may not find a market for their GM crops. To pry away those younger callers, Virgin is playing on their wariness of complicated plans and hidden fees. Synonyms caution, carefulness, care, circumspection, prudence, guardedness, alertness, attention, heed, heedfulness, watchfulness, vigilance, observance, awareness, mindfulness, canniness 1.1 Lack of trust; suspicion. they had all regarded her with wariness Example sentencesExamples In some parts of the world there is wariness toward democracy, often based on misunderstanding. In the modern state of heightened wariness, staring like a dullard sounds no more demeaning than walking in your socks through airport security. There's something like wariness in her enormous eyes. But he now also faces the task of rallying support from his own party, which is divided over the rescue and has long viewed him with a degree of wariness. He seems most at home when talking about business and loses his initial wariness. Now, both professions are probably regarded with equal amounts of cynicism and wariness. Nelson grins, radiating laid-back cheer, in contrast to Bennington's barely disguised wariness. Try to instill a healthy sense of wariness in your students. He conquered his wariness of the press and now thrives in the media spotlight which came to be turned on him so frequently. Despite his remaining wariness of her, he moved to stand near her, leading the dog beside him. Quigley depicts the changing relationship between the two women superbly, their initial wariness ringing with psychological acuity. This was his wife's idea, he says, a means of combating his wariness of the press. Inevitably, they saw less of each other, but that did not lessen his family's wariness. Far from responding like innocent dupes, we armed ourselves with wariness. Most of my interaction with the islanders was made treacherous by currents of wariness. Only three per cent of people in Yorkshire said wariness of the police would put them off giving information. Forgive me for my wariness of words and theories that explain the healer's art. Groping for words, I tell her of my ongoing affection and respect, which has outlasted a cycle of hurts and mutual wariness. Such tension is palpable across villages, as distrust and wariness between communities mount. This warmth is balanced by his wariness of the political class, many of whom he considers unduly supportive of his former deputy. Just as the infant will show delight at being approached by its mother, so it will also show signs of wariness and withdrawal when approached by a stranger. But the sheer scale of the failings that have come to light recently mean that suspicion and wariness will not vanish so easily this time around. Synonyms suspicion, distrust, mistrust, caution, unease, scepticism, doubt, chariness
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