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9 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the process of paying close and continuous attention
noun a state of readiness to respond
noun lively attentiveness
originEtymology tree English alert 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 alertness From alert + -ness.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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