Definitions for watchfulness
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1. watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance, alertnessnoun

   the process of paying close and continuous attention

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

2. watchfulness, vigilance, weather eyenoun

   vigilant attentiveness

   "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. watchfulnessnoun

   alertness, vigilance or wakefulness

   Continuous watchfulness is maintained around the clock.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Watchfulnessnoun

   Etymology: from watchful.

   1. Vigilance; heed; suspicious attention; cautious regard; diligent observation.

   The experience of our own frailties, and the consideration of the watchfulness of the tempter, discourage us. Henry Hammond.

   Love, fantastick pow’r! that is afraid
   To stir abroad ’till watchfulness be laid;
   Undaunted then o’er cliffs and valleys strays,
   And leads his vot’ries safe through pathless ways. Matthew Prior.

   Husbands are counselled not to trust too much to their wives owning the doctrine of unlimited conjugal fidelity, and so to neglect a due watchfulness over their manners. Arbuthnot.

   Prejudices are cured by a constant jealousy and watchfulness over our passions, that they may never interpose when we are called to pass a judgment. Isaac Watts.

   By a solicitous watchfulness about one’s behaviour, instead of being mended, it will be constrained. John Locke.

   2. Inability to sleep.

   Watchfulness, sometimes called a coma vigil, often precedes too great sleepiness. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.

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1. watchfulness

   Watchfulness is the state or quality of being vigilant and alert, paying close attention to details and being aware of changes in one's environment. It often involves being careful, cautious, and ready to respond if necessary. This attribute is often important for tasks or roles requiring attentiveness, such as a security job, observing wildlife, or monitoring a person's health condition.

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1. • Attention
   • Attentiveness

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of watchfulness in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of watchfulness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of watchfulness in a Sentence

1. Georges Bernanos:

   What a cunning mixture of sentiment, pity, tenderness, irony surrounds adolescence, what knowing watchfulness Young birds on their first flight are hardly so hovered around.

2. Mary Baker Eddy:

   Audible prayer can never do the works of spiritual understanding, which regenerates; but silent prayer, watchfulness, and devout obedience enable us to follow Jesus example. Long prayers, superstition, and creeds clip the strong pinions of love, and clothe religion in human forms. Whatever materializes worship hinders man's spiritual growth and keeps him from demonstrating his power over error.

3. Austan Goolsbee:

   At moments of financial stress like this, the right monetary policy is really caution and watchfulness and prudence, and I don’t say that because I think we should stop prioritizing the fight against inflation just because markets got upset.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=watchfulness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Watchfulness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=watchfulness
4. ^ ChatGPT
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