ON THE QUI VIVE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lively attentiveness

Synonyms:

alertness; on the qui vive; sharp-sightedness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("on the qui vive" is a kind of...):

attentiveness (the trait of being observant and paying attention)

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