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alertness

noun

lively attentiveness

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
A
Ends with
S
Contains
LE
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
B2

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Pronunciation

əˈlɝt.nəs

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Definitions

noun

  1. lively attentiveness

noun

  1. the process of paying close and continuous attention

    “wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter”

noun

  1. a state of readiness to respond

    “alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG”

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Example Sentences

wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter
vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue
alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG

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