[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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"fully, adv. --
        watch"fulness, n.
        1913 webster
see also:
watch"fully watch"fulness 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

watchfulness
     n 1: the process of paying close and continuous attention syn: vigilance,
           alertness
     2: vigilant attentiveness; "he keeps a weather eye open for
        trouble" syn: vigilance, weather eye
see also:
vigilance alertness weather eye 

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