wakeful Definition
wake·ful (wāk′fəl)
adjective
- keeping awake; not sleeping
- alert; watchful; vigilant
- unable to sleep
- sleepless a wakeful night
wakeful Related Forms
wake′·fully adverb
wake′·ful·ness noun
wakeful Synonyms
wakeful
modif.
wakeful Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- night: Tired again - wakeful night - I think both Eve & Jack.
- staff: He thought the night time staff requirement was one wakeful night staff and another in the building on call.
- shepherd: The wakeful shepherd, tending his flocks, beholds from the mountain's top the first faint morning beam ere cometh the risen day.
- watch: Their emblems of a deer and a unicorn keep a wakeful watch at their feet.
- duty: There was still only one night staff for wakeful duty.
- consciousness: The subject allegedly remains with " pure " wakeful consciousness.
Modifying Another Word
quite: He himself was feeling quite wakeful and even lively, tho he didn't know why.
Browse dictionary entries near wakeful
- ‹ Wakefield
- ‹ wake-up call
- ‹ wake-up
- ‹ wake-robin
- ‹ Wake Island
- ‹ wake
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- ‹ Wakashan
- ‹ waivers
- ‹ waiver
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