'Watchfulness' definitions:
Definition of 'watchfulness'
From: WordNet
noun
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]
noun
Vigilant attentiveness; "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble" [syn: watchfulness, vigilance, weather eye]
Definition of 'Watchfulness'
From: GCIDE
- 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 be watchful against the growth of vicious habits. "Many a watchful night." --Shak. "Happy watchful shepherds." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 'Twixt prayer and watchful love his heart dividing. --Keble. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Vigilant; attentive; cautious; observant; circumspect; wakeful; heedful. [1913 Webster] -- {Watch"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Watch"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Watchfulness'
- To be on the watch,
- To watch over,
- Watch,
- Watch and watch,
- Watched,
- Watches,
- Watchful,
- Watchfully,
- Watching,
- watch out,
- watch out for,
- watch over,
- watchings,
- Anchor watch,
- Beat of a watch,
- Duplex watch,
- Equation watch,
- First watch,
- Harbor watch,
- Hunting watch,
- Lever watch,
- Middle watch,
- Morning watch,
- Night watch,
- Quarter watch,
- Repeating watch,
- Stop watch,
- To regulate a watch,
- To set the watch,
- Watch and ward,
- Watch barrel,
- Watch bell,
- Watch bill,
- Watch case,
- Watch chain,
- Watch clock,
- Watch fire,
- Watch glass,
- Watch guard,
- Watch gun,
- Watch light,
- Watch meeting,
- Watch night,
- Watch paper,
- Watch tackle,
- Watchings of flowers,
- analog watch,
- chronometer watch,
- day watch,
- digital watch,
- fire watching,
- graveyard watch,
- listening watch,
- pendulum watch,
- pocket watch,
- port watch,
- silver watch,
- stand watch,
- starboard watch,
- watch bracelet,
- watch cap,
- watch crystal,
- watch key,
- watch pocket,
- watchful eye,
- wrist watch,
- Independent seconds watch,
- clock-watching,
- continuous receiver watch,
- open-faced watch,
- watch clock compass card etc