watchfulness
2
4.2
- noun
- /ˈwɑːtʃfəl.nəs/
:
vigilancia
- As the title indicates, St. Philotheos assigns central significance to the quality of watchfulness or spiritual sobriety (nipsis).
These come to be replaced, he says, by a kind of mutual watchfulness.
- These come to be replaced, he says, by a kind of mutual watchfulness.
Examples
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Their concern and watchfulness were obvious.
Fiction book (1992) -
Remember, our safety depends on your watchfulness.
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There was a guard sitting in quiet watchfulness under a tree by the path, but he merely glanced at me.
Fiction book (1991) -
What we require most are prayer, watchfulness, and the attitude of a doorkeeper waiting for the master to return home.
Blog text (12) -
I am held safely, cradled in love and watchfulness.
Fiction book (1998) -
With her crossed-arms form framed in the screen door window, she's a portrait of watchfulness.
Fiction book (2002) -
Corbal took up a posture of faithful watchfulness, both hands on his spear, which he held upright.
Fiction book (2000) -
The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 stipulated that congressional committees should "exercise continuous watchfulness" over those actions of the executive branch that fall within their jurisdiction.
Academic text (1990) -
Standing there in the open, she smiled, flouting secrecy, adopting an artless, genial watchfulness as an antidote to caution.
Fiction book (1999) -
The mother's watchfulness ensured that her children stayed safe while playing outside.
Synonyms
137
3.5
A state of being ready and watchful for possible danger
33
5.2
A state of watching and staying ready for danger
30
4.2
Paying full attention to the present moment and your tasks
29
2.7
Watching carefully for danger or for something expected
14
2.9
A state of being watchful and ready to notice and act on danger or problems
11
2.3
Careful, constant watching of people or things to notice problems
6
5.4
Being careful and watchful to avoid danger or trouble
2
4.1
Giving careful, quiet attention to something
1
9.3
To be very alert and watchful because you feel worried or unsafe
1
4.2
Careful action to avoid danger or problems
1
2.1
Paying close attention to avoid mistakes or harm
1
7.5
A careful watch for danger or change
1
5.4
Being alert and paying close attention to things around you
1
1.0
Looking at something carefully for some time to notice changes
Antonyms
How Watchful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Watchfulness comes from the old English word watch, which meant 'to stay awake' and keep an eye out for danger, and the word part -ful meaning 'full of'. So, watchfulness is being 'full of' watching, staying alert and ready to notice problems.