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Watchfulness

WATCHFULNESS

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Noun.
1.
Vigilance; heedfulness; heed; suspicious attention; careful and diligent observation for the purpose of preventing or escaping danger, or of avoiding mistakes and misconduct.
2.
Wakefulness; indisposition or inability to sleep.
Watchfulness-often precedes too great sleepiness.

Definition 2024


watchfulness

watchfulness

English

Noun

watchfulness (countable and uncountable, plural watchfulnesses)

  1. alertness, vigilance or wakefulness
    Continuous watchfulness is maintained around the clock.

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