chariness

[ chair-ee-nis ]

noun

1. the state or quality of being chary.
2. Obsolete. scrupulous integrity.

chariness

/ ˈtʃɛərɪnɪs /

noun

1. the state of being chary

Word History and Origins

Origin of chariness¹

First recorded in 1565–75; chary + -ness

Example Sentences

A big reason for chariness with a U.B.I. is that, so far, the program lives in people’s heads, untried on a national scale.

From The New Yorker

Despite competitiveness and even spikes in chariness between the United States and China, that’s a normal, manageable and very different dynamic than the “collision course for war” that Allison and his Thucydides Trap intrepidly predict.

From Washington Post

There was a deep sense of betrayal that cast a lingering chariness.

From New York Times

Hence my perverse glee upon finding out that leafy green veggies from Fukushima could conceivably be back on the market in a few months -- perfectly safe, and presumably at low prices stemming from shoppers’ chariness.

From BusinessWeek

Not until we have read Men in Battle do we fully appreciate Barbusse's chariness in the use of material effects.

From Project Gutenberg