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- 1. the quality of being alert: "Walsall were indebted to the bravery and alertness of their goalkeeper" Similar Opposite
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: watchful and prompt to meet danger or emergency. an alert guard. trying to stay alert to possible problems. b. : quick to perceive and act. mentally alert. 2. : active, brisk. elicited an alert response. alertly adverb. alertness noun. 2 of 3. noun. 1. : a state of careful watching and readiness especially for danger or opportunity.
ALERTNESS definition: 1. the state of being ready to see, understand, and act in a particular situation: 2. the state of…. Learn more.
1. Vigilantly attentive; watchful: alert to danger; an alert bank guard. See Synonyms at careful. 2. Mentally responsive and perceptive; quick. 3. Brisk or lively in action: the bird's alert hopping from branch to branch. n. 1. A signal that warns of attack or danger: Sirens sounded the alert for an air raid. 2.
Alertness is a state of active attention characterized by high sensory awareness. Someone who is alert is vigilant and promptly meets danger or emergency, or is quick to perceive and act. Alertness is a psychological and physiological state.
Definitions of alertness. noun. a state of readiness to respond. synonyms: alerting. see more. noun. the process of paying close and continuous attention. synonyms: vigilance, wakefulness, watchfulness. see more.
the fact of being aware of something, especially a problem or danger. With a real threat of ambush, the crews remained at a high state of alertness. Check pronunciation: alertness. Definition of alertness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Alertness definition: The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity.
Synonyms for ALERTNESS: carefulness, caution, care, prudence, attentiveness, cautiousness, circumspection, wariness; Antonyms of ALERTNESS: carelessness, recklessness, heedlessness, brashness, suddenness, abruptness, rashness, hastiness
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack. a warning or alarm of an impending military attack, a storm, etc.: We'd just boarded the bus when the alert sounded. the period during which such a warning or alarm is in effect. on the alert, on guard against danger; in readiness;
1. a place of consciousness where one is alert and ready to respond to stimuli, versus when one is unaware or tired. 2. with regard to neurology, a large amount of cortical response stemming from elicitation of the reticular activating system.
