alertness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈlɝt.nəs/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree English alert Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English alertness From alert + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The quality of being alert or on the alert.
THE human body was meant to have a midafternoon nap, according to a new consensus among sleep researchers who are studying the biological rhythms of sleep and alertness.
1989 September 12, Daniel Goleman, “Feeling Sleepy? An Urge to Nap Is Built In”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alertnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (16)
nl waakzaamheid (quality of being alert) · af waaksaamheid (quality of being alert) · pl uwaga (quality of being alert) · fi varuillaanolo (quality of being alert) · hi सजगता (quality of being alert) · bn সতর্কীকরণ (quality of being alert) · hy զգոնություն (quality of being alert) · nl alertheid (quality of being alert) · es vigilancia (quality of being alert) · pl baczenie (quality of being alert) · it vigilanza (quality of being alert) · la vigilantia (quality of being alert) · lv modrība (quality of being alert) · hi सतर्कता (quality of being alert) · pl czujność (quality of being alert) · lv modrums (quality of being alert)