Associations to the word «Alertness»

Wiktionary

ALERTNESS, noun. The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity.

Dictionary definition

ALERTNESS, noun. The process of paying close and continuous attention; "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue".
ALERTNESS, noun. A state of readiness to respond; "alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG".
ALERTNESS, noun. Lively attentiveness.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras