alertness

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alertness

/əˈlɝt.nəs/ US

noun alertnesses

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.

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noun quality of being alert

Español	vigilancia
हिन्दी	सतर्कता satarkatā, सजगता sajagtā
Italiano	vigilanza

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@misc{alertness_2026,
  title = {alertness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alertness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}