alertness

Noun
  1. The process of paying close and continuous attention (synset 105713669)
    "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"
    hypernym: attention - the faculty or power of mental concentration
    hyponym: jealousy - zealous vigilance
    synonym: vigilance, wakefulness, watchfulness
  2. A state of readiness to respond (synset 114059525)
    "alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG"
    hypernym: arousal - a state of heightened physiological activity
    synonym: alerting
  3. Lively attentiveness (synset 104671985)
    hypernym: attentiveness - the trait of being observant and paying attention
    synonym: on the qui vive, sharp-sightedness

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