watchfulness
1. the process of paying close and continuous attention - wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter - vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue • Syn: wakefulness, vigilance, alertness • Derivationally related forms: alert (for: alertness), vigilant (for: vigilance), wakeful (for: wakefulness), watchful • Hypernyms: attention • Hyponyms: jealousy 2. vigilant attentiveness - he keeps a weather eye open for trouble • Syn: vigilance, weather eye • Derivationally related forms: vigilant (for: vigilance), watchful • Hypernyms: attentiveness
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