Thesaurus:
alertness
noun
- The condition of being alert: vigilance, wakefulness, wariness, watchfulness. See awareness/unawareness.
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Sports Science and Medicine:
alertness
Awareness of environmental stimuli and the ability to respond quickly to those stimuli. Alertness is reflected by an increase in electrical activity of the reticular formation and cerebral cortex in the brain.
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alertness
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The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
the process of paying close and continuous attention
Synonyms: watchfulness, vigilance
Meaning #2:
a state of readiness to respond
Synonym: alerting
Meaning #3:
lively attentiveness
Synonym: on the qui vive
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 | Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| Sports Science and Medicine. The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine. Copyright © Michael Kent 1998, 2006, 2007. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Read more |
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