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Wariness vs Eariness - What's the difference?

wariness | eariness |

As nouns the difference between wariness and eariness

is that wariness is vigilance or the condition of being alert while eariness is fear or timidity, especially of something supernatural.

wariness

English

Noun

(-)
  • vigilance or the condition of being alert
  • precautionary forethought to avoid harm or risk

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    eariness

    English

    Alternative forms

    * eiryness (obsolete)

    Noun

    (-)
  • fear or timidity, especially of something supernatural
  • * De Quincey
    • The sense of eariness , as twilight came on.
    (Webster 1913)