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wakeful
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective wakeful has 3 senses
- wakeful(s = adj.all) argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant - carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "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" Derived form noun wakefulness3
- wakeful(s = adj.all) light - (of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night" Derived form noun wakefulness2
- wakeful(s = adj.all) waking - marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours"
CIDE DICTIONARY
wakeful, a.
Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant. [1913 Webster]
"Dissembling sleep, but wakeful with the fright."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
wakeful, adj.
1 unable to sleep.
2 (of a night etc.) passed with little or no sleep.
3 vigilant.
1 unable to sleep.
2 (of a night etc.) passed with little or no sleep.
3 vigilant.
Derivative
wakefully adv. wakefulness n.
THESAURUS
wakeful
agile, alert, alive, attentive, awake, bright, insomniac, insomnious, keen, nimble, on the, on the alert, on the ball, on the job, prompt, qui vive, quick, ready, restless, sharp, sleepless, slumberless, smart, unblinking, unnodding, unsleeping, unwinking, wide-awakeROGET THESAURUS
wakeful
Care
N care, solicitude, heed, heedfulness, scruple, watchfulness, vigilance, surveillance, eyes of Argus, watch, vigil, look out, watch and ward, loeil du maitre, alertness, attention, prudence &c, circumspection, anxiety, forethought, precaution, tidiness accuracy, minuteness, attention to detail, careful regardful, heedful, taking care, particular, prudent, considerate, thoughtful, provident, alert, sure-footed, guarded, on one's guard, on the qui vivre, on the alert, on watch, on the lookout, awake, broad awake, vigilant, watchful, wakeful, wistful, Argus-eyed, wide awake, on the watch for (expectant), tidy accurate, scrupulous, cavendo tutus, carefully, with care, gingerly, quis custodiet istos custodes?, who will watch the watchers?, care will kill a cat, ni bebas agua que no veas, O polished perturbation! Golden care!, the incessant care and labor of his mind.
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