chariness

[ chair-ee-nis ]
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noun
  1. the state or quality of being chary.

  2. Obsolete. scrupulous integrity.

Origin of chariness

1
First recorded in 1565–75; chary + -ness

Words Nearby chariness

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How to use chariness in a sentence

  • She had tried to make him divine all this in the chariness of her promise to write.

    Tales Of Men And Ghosts | Edith Wharton
  • Not until we have read Men in Battle do we fully appreciate Barbusse's chariness in the use of material effects.

    The Forerunners | Romain Rolland
  • "A wilfu man maun hae his ain way—do as you like," rejoined William Brydon, affectin a chariness he did not altogether feel.

  • Nay, I will consent to act any villany against him, that may not sully the chariness of our honesty.

    The Merry Wives of Windsor | William Shakespeare

British Dictionary definitions for chariness

chariness

/ (ˈtʃɛərɪnɪs) /


noun
  1. the state of being chary

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