ALERTNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alertness mean? 

• ALERTNESS (noun)
  The noun ALERTNESS has 3 senses:

1. the process of paying close and continuous attention
2. a state of readiness to respond
3. lively attentiveness

  Familiarity information: ALERTNESS used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALERTNESS (noun)

Meaning:

The process of paying close and continuous attention

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

alertness; vigilance; watchfulness; wakefulness

Context examples:

wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter / vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue

Hypernyms ("alertness" is a kind of...):

attention (the faculty or power of mental concentration)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "alertness"):

jealousy (zealous vigilance)

Meaning:

A state of readiness to respond

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

alerting; alertness

Context example:

alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG

Hypernyms ("alertness" is a kind of...):

arousal (a state of heightened physiological activity)

Meaning:

Lively attentiveness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

on the qui vive; sharp-sightedness; alertness

Hypernyms ("alertness" is a kind of...):

attentiveness (the trait of being observant and paying attention)