different between watchfulness vs admonition
watchfulness
English
Etymology
watchful +? -ness
Noun
watchfulness (countable and uncountable, plural watchfulnesses)
- The state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness.
- Continuous watchfulness is maintained around the clock.
- 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, Preface,[1]
- 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.
- 1784, Samuel Johnson, letter addressed to Mr. Langton dated 25 August, 1784, cited in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, London: Charles Dilly, 1791, Volume 2, p. 545,[2]
- Nights of watchfulness produce torpid days […]
- 1896, H. G. Wells, The Island of Doctor Moreau, New York: Stone & Kimball, Chapter 9, p. 82,[3]
- Every dark form in the dimness had its ominous quality, its peculiar suggestion of alert watchfulness.
- 1944, Neville Shute, Pastoral, London: Heinemann, Chapter 4,
- The steady rhythm of the engines, the fact that he had been sleeping badly, the boredom of a flight that he had done so many times before and did not want to do again, the long humiliation and unhappiness that was always in the background of his mind, all fought against his watchfulness.
Related terms
- watchful
Translations
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admonition
English
Etymology
From Middle English amonicioun, from Old French amonicion, from Latin admonitio, stem of admonere. The -d- was restored in English in the 17th century.
Noun
admonition (plural admonitions)
- Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against fault or oversight; warning.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:advice
Related terms
- admonish
Translations
Anagrams
- domination
French
Pronunciation
Noun
admonition f (plural admonitions)
- an admonition, a warning
Further reading
- “admonition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Swedish
Noun
admonition c
- an admonition, a warning
Declension
Synonyms
- varning
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