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Alertness

//əˈlɝt.nəs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being alert or on the alert. uncountable, usually

    "THE human body was meant to have a midafternoon nap, according to a new consensus among sleep researchers who are studying the biological rhythms of sleep and alertness."

  2. 2
    lively attentiveness wordnet
  3. 3
    the process of paying close and continuous attention wordnet
  4. 4
    a state of readiness to respond wordnet

Etymology

From alert + -ness.

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