Definition of Wakeful in English :

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Wakeful meaning in English

Meaning of Wakeful in English

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Wakeful

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Adjective

1. argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful

carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger

Example Sentences:
'a policy of open-eyed awareness'
'the vigilant eye of the town watch'
'there was a watchful dignity in the room'
'a watchful parent with a toddler in tow'

2. light, wakeful

(of sleep) easily disturbed

Example Sentences:
'in a light doze'
'a light sleeper'
'a restless wakeful night'

3. wakeful, waking

marked by full consciousness or alertness

Example Sentences:
'worked every moment of my waking hours'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Wakeful

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adjective
1. 
unable or unwilling to sleep
2. 
sleepless
3. 
alert

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Wakeful

see synonyms of wakeful
adjective
1. 
keeping awake; not sleeping
2. 
alert; watchful; vigilant
3. 
a. 
unable to sleep
b. 
sleepless
a wakeful night

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Wakeful

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adj.
1.
a. Not sleeping or not able to sleep.
b. Without sleep; sleepless.
2. Watchful; alert.

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