SuaviloquyToday’s word

wariness

Wariness, n.

The quality or state of being wary; care to foresee and guard against evil; cautiousness. "An almost reptile wariness." G. W. Cable. To determine what are little things in religion, great wariness is to be used. Sprat.

Syn. -- Caution; watchfulness; circumspection; foresight; care; vigilance; scrupulousness.

Shades of meaning

Fernald has no entry of its own for wariness; he lists it under care.

Where he writes about it:

Watchfulness recognizes the possibility of danger, wariness the probability. — from care
A man who is not influenced by caution to keep out of danger may display great wariness in the midst of it. — from care