Definitions for watchfulness
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
watch•fulˈwɒtʃ fəl(adj.)
vigilant or alert; closely observant.
Archaic. wakeful.
Origin of watchful:
1540–50
watch′ful•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance, alertness(noun)
the process of paying close and continuous attention
"wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"
watchfulness, vigilance, weather eye(noun)
vigilant attentiveness
"he keeps a weather eye open for trouble"
Wiktionary
watchfulness(Noun)
alertness, vigilance or wakefulness
Continuous watchfulness is maintained around the clock.
Translations for watchfulness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- behoedsaamheidAfrikaans
- إحْتِراس، يَقْظَهArabic
- наблюдателностBulgarian
- vigilânciaPortuguese (BR)
- bdělostCzech
- die WachsamkeitGerman
- agtpågivenhedDanish
- προσοχή, επαγρύπνησηGreek
- vigilanciaSpanish
- tähelepanelikkusEstonian
- هشياريFarsi
- valppausFinnish
- vigilanceFrench
- עֵרָנוּתHebrew
- चौकन्नापनHindi
- pažljivost, oprez, budnostCroatian
- éberség, óvatosságHungarian
- kewaspadaanIndonesian
- aðgætniIcelandic
- vigilanzaItalian
- 用心深いことJapanese
- 조심함Korean
- akylumasLithuanian
- modrība; piesardzībaLatvian
- sifat berjaga-jaga, sifat berhati-hatiMalay
- oplettendheidDutch
- påpasselighet, årvåkenhetNorwegian
- czujnośćPolish
- vigilânciaPortuguese
- vigilenţăRomanian
- внимательность;бдительностьRussian
- bdelosťSlovak
- pazljivostSlovenian
- opreznostSerbian
- vaksamhetSwedish
- การเฝ้ามองอย่างะมัดระวังThai
- dikkatTurkish
- 警戒Chinese (Trad.)
- пильністьUkrainian
- ہوشیاریUrdu
- tính thận trọngVietnamese
- 警惕Chinese (Simp.)
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