alertness
1. the process of paying close and continuous attention (Freq. 2) - wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter - vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue • Syn: watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance • Derivationally related forms: alert, vigilant (for: vigilance), wakeful (for: wakefulness), watchful (for: watchfulness) • Hypernyms: attention • Hyponyms: jealousy 2. a state of readiness to respond - alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG • Syn: alerting • Hypernyms: arousal 3. lively attentiveness • Syn: sharp-sightedness, on the qui vive • Derivationally related forms: sharp-sighted (for: sharp-sightedness), alert • Hypernyms: attentiveness
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