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Alertness vs Precaution - What's the difference?

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Alertness is a related term of precaution.


As nouns the difference between alertness and precaution

is that alertness is the quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity while precaution is precaution.

alertness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity.

    • precaution

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.
  • * John Henry Newman
    • The ancient philosophers treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution .
  • A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
    • to take precautions against risks of accident

    Derived terms

    * precautionary

    See also

    * prevention

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (transitive): To warn or caution beforehand. --.
  • (rare): To take precaution against. --.