watchfulness
noun
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English watchful Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English watchfulness From watchful + -ness.
- The state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness.
“Continuous watchfulness is maintained around the clock.”
“The first thing to be undertaken in this weighty work, is a watchfulness over the failings and an inlargement of the dominion, of the Senses.”