noun
- The process of paying close and continuous attention.
- usage: "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"
- synonyms: wakefulness, vigilance, alertness
- Vigilant attentiveness.
- usage: "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble"
- synonyms: vigilance, weather eye
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