watch´ful|ness

watch´ful|ness
watch|ful «WOCH fuhl, WCH-», adjective.
1. watching carefully; on the lookout; wide-awake: »

You should always be watchful for cars when you cross the street.

2. Archaic. a) wakeful; sleepless. b) (of time) passed in wakefulness.
–watch´ful|ly, adverb.
–watch´ful|ness, noun.
Synonym Study 1 Watchful, vigilant, alert mean wide-awake and attentive or on the lookout. Watchful means paying close attention or keeping careful guard: »

She is watchful of her health.

Vigilant means being especially and necessarily watchful: »

Because the enemy was so close, they kept a particularly vigilant watch.

Alert means being wide-awake and ready for whatever may happen: »

The alert driver avoided an accident.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • watchful — watch•ful [[t]ˈwɒtʃ fəl[/t]] adj. 1) vigilant or alert; closely observant 2) archaic wakeful • Etymology: 1540–50 watch′ful•ly, adv. watch′ful•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Watchful — Watch ful, a. Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one s behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided; as, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Watchfully — Watchful Watch ful, a. Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one s behavior; and with against before the thing to be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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