Alertness - Definition

n 1: the process of paying close and continuous attention;
"wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good
hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"
[syn: watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance,
alertness]
2: a state of readiness to respond; "alerting was indicated by
the desynchronization of the EEG" [syn: alertness,
alerting]
3: lively attentiveness [syn: alertness, sharp-sightedness,
on the qui vive]