Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality of being
alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a state of readiness to respond
- noun the process of paying close and continuous attention
- noun lively attentiveness
Etymologies
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Examples
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Unfortunately, the placebo takers also had unmistakable headaches and, temporarily, occasional decreases in alertness or energy.
Beat Caffeine Addiction, Then Stay Awake With Placebos | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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The medium/high caffeine consumers who got the placebo reported a decrease in alertness and increased headache, neither of which were reported by those who received caffeine.
Caffeine Addicts Get No Real Pick-Me-Up From Their Morning Cup of Coffee | Impact Lab 2010
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The undead we encountered were a nice exercise in alertness, because some of them were invisible, and as we fought our way through them up to the parapet where the questgiver waited for us, I admired our solid teamwork.
Crossfire in Dire Maul: in over our heads nathreee 2008
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To take pleasure in one's own mental alertness is the worthiest, the wholesomest, and not the easiest manner of listening to music ....
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And then in alertness, in understanding, what democracy means, their realizations, not in itself but the consequences of the vote, in that realization, giving those people an opportunity of carrying on the government of the country in a reasonably good way.
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By implementing the technology in soldiers 'helmets, DARPA hopes to provide advantages to US troops by enhancing cognitive abilities; improving long-term alertness; and reducing stress, anxiety, and pain.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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However, its ability to boost alertness is short-lived.
CTV News RSS Feed 2009
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Brown (1931), Buttgereit (1932), Caldwell and Wellman (1926), Cox (1926), Dunkerley (1940), and Fauquier and Gilchrist (1942) found that leaders were characterized by alertness and keen awareness of their environment.
The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008
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Brown (1931), Buttgereit (1932), Caldwell and Wellman (1926), Cox (1926), Dunkerley (1940), and Fauquier and Gilchrist (1942) found that leaders were characterized by alertness and keen awareness of their environment.
The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008
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Besides, he displayed on several occasions serious lapses which call his alertness into questions.
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