Alertness Common

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Alertness has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

the process of paying close and continuous attention

"wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"

"vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"

watchfulness wakefulness vigilance alertness

a state of readiness to respond

"alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG"

alertness alerting

lively attentiveness

alertness sharp-sightedness on the qui vive

The quality of being alert or on the alert

Example Sentences

"wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter" noun

"vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue" noun

"alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG" noun