- watchfulness
- noun see watchful
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
watchfulness
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watchfulness — watchful ► ADJECTIVE 1) alert and vigilant. 2) archaic wakeful. DERIVATIVES watchfully adverb watchfulness noun … English terms dictionary
watchfulness — noun 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:… … Useful english dictionary
Watchfulness — Watchful Watch ful, a. Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one s behavior; and with against before the thing to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
watchfulness — See watchfully. * * * … Universalium
watchfulness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. vigilance, alertness, attention, caution, carefulness, wide awakeness, wariness, readiness, awareness, promptness, circumspection, mindfulness, keenness, sharpness, acuteness, quickness, briskness, vigorousness, aliveness,… … English dictionary for students
watchfulness — watch·ful·ness || wÉ‘tʃfÊŠlnɪs /wÉ’t n. alertness, vigilance; carefulness, caution … English contemporary dictionary
watchfulness — watch·ful·ness … English syllables
frozen watchfulness — the state of a child who is unresponsive to its surroundings but is clearly aware of them. The child is usually expressionless and difficult to engage but of normal intelligence. Frozen watchfulness is usually a marker of child abuse … Medical dictionary
