chariness

[ chair-ee-nis ]
/ ˈtʃɛər i nɪs /

noun

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

Origin of chariness

First recorded in 1565–75; chary + -ness

Example sentences from the Web for chariness

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

    Tales Of Men And Ghosts |Edith Wharton
  • 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
  • "A wilfu man maun hae his ain way—do as you like," rejoined William Brydon, affectin a chariness he did not altogether feel.

British Dictionary definitions for chariness

chariness
/ (ˈtʃɛərɪnɪs) /

noun

the state of being chary