chariness
Careful, guarded hesitation
Chariness is the quality of being cautious or wary, particularly about committing to something or giving trust freely.
It suggests careful hesitation rather than outright refusal: Her chariness about lending money came from experience.
The word carries a sense of prudent guardedness—being chary with one's resources, opinions, or affections.
Cautious distrust
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
- circumspectionCareful consideration of consequences
- carefulnessQuality of being thorough
- heedfulnessQuality of being alert
vigilance · watchfulness · guardedness · attentiveness · alertness · forethought · precaution · deliberation
Habitual verbal restraint
- restraintControl over impulses
- guardednessDefensive emotional reserve
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
constraint · taciturnity · uncommunicativeness · standoffishness · coolness · detachment · self-restraint · inhibition
Sense of unease about motives
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- mistrustLack of faith
- doubtLack of firm belief
- misgivingsFeelings of doubt
incredulity · cynicism · disbelief · questioning · scrutiny · leery · apprehension · unease
wariness
Cautious distrust
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
- circumspectionCareful consideration of consequences
- carefulnessQuality of being thorough
heedfulness · vigilance · watchfulness · guardedness · attentiveness · alertness · forethought · precaution · deliberation · judiciousness
reticence
Habitual verbal restraint
- restraintControl over impulses
- guardednessDefensive emotional reserve
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
hesitation · constraint · taciturnity · uncommunicativeness · standoffishness · coolness · detachment · self-restraint · inhibition · formality
suspicion
Sense of unease about motives
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- mistrustLack of faith
- doubtLack of firm belief
misgivings · incredulity · cynicism · disbelief · questioning · scrutiny · leery · apprehension · unease · dubiety
charinessrecklessness
Careless disregard for danger
rashness · carelessness · heedlessness · incaution · incautiousness
charinessunwariness
Absence of vigilance
trustfulness · credulity · gullibility · naivety · openness
charinesstrustfulness
Readiness to believe others
openness · credulity · gullibility · naivety · eagerness