alertness
US/əˈlɝt.nəs/
alertness noun: the quality of being alert or on the alert.
Noun
alertness (usually uncountable, plural alertnesses)
- The quality of being alert or on the alert.
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alertness meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
alertness in Hindi
- quality of being alert
- सतर्कता satarkatā, सजगता sajagtā
alertness in Tamil
- விழிப்பான, விழிப்புணர்ச்சி
alertness in Marathi
- alertness
- हुशारी huśārī
alertness in Urdu
- بیداری, چوکنا پن, چوکسی, چستی, پھرتی
More languagesFewer languages
- alertness in Bengali
- সতর্কীকরণ śotorkikron
- alertness in Kannada
- ಚಚ್ಚರತೆ, ಚುರುಕೆಚ್ಚರ, ಜಾಗರೂಕತೆ
- alertness in Punjabi
- ਜਾਗ jāg
Forms of alertness
| plural | alertnesses |
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Origin of alertness
From alert + -ness.
Questions about alertness
- What does alertness mean?
- Alertness means the quality of being alert or on the alert.
- What is alertness in Hindi?
- Alertness in Hindi is सतर्कता (satarkatā), सजगता (sajagtā). See Alertness meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is alertness?
- Alertness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce alertness?
- Alertness is pronounced /əˈlɝt.nəs/ (US).
- What is the plural of alertness?
- The plural of alertness is alertnesses.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: alertness (page history and authors); alertness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); हुशारी (Marathi) (page history and authors); alertness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alertness (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਜਾਗ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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