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Noun: wariness  weh-ree-nus
  1. The trait of being cautious and watchful
    "The deer's wariness made it difficult for the photographer to capture a close-up shot";
    - chariness, cagyness, cageyness, caginess

See also: unwary, wary

Type of: caution, circumspection