noun
1. the process of paying close and continuous attention
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wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter
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vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue
• Syn: ↑wakefulness, ↑vigilance, ↑alertness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑alert (for: ↑alertness), ↑vigilant (for: ↑vigilance), ↑wakeful (for: ↑wakefulness), ↑watchful
• Hypernyms: ↑attention
• Hyponyms: ↑jealousy
2. vigilant attentiveness
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he keeps a weather eye open for trouble
• Syn: ↑vigilance, ↑weather eye
• Hypernyms: ↑attentiveness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.