wakeful

[ weyk-fuhl ]

/ ˈweɪk fəl /

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adjective

unable to sleep; not sleeping; indisposed to sleep: Excitement made the children wakeful.

characterized by absence of sleep: a wakeful night.

watchful; alert; vigilant: a wakeful foe.

Origin of wakeful

First recorded in 1540–50; wake¹ + -ful

SYNONYMS FOR wakeful

1 sleepless, awake, insomniac, restless.

3 wary, observant.

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ANTONYMS FOR wakeful

1 asleep, sleeping.

2 sleepful.

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OTHER WORDS FROM wakeful

wake·ful·ly, adverbwake·ful·ness, nounun·wake·ful, adjectiveun·wake·ful·ly, adverb

un·wake·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby wakeful

Wakashan, Wakayama, wake, wakeboarding, Wakefield, wakeful, Wake Island, wakeless, waken, wakening, wakerife

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Example sentences from the Web for wakeful

It would not be worth mentioning for its own sake, but I was wakeful and rather low-spirited.
Bleak House|Charles Dickens
So throughout the night, in my wakeful moments, I saw the light reflected from his mahogany person.
Hunting in Many Lands|Various
Had an angel whispered the fatal news in my wakeful ear, I should not more firmly believe it.
Jane Talbot|Charles Brockden Brown
Then, when his host had been carried to bed by his servants, his own wakeful, troubled hours would begin.
Dead Man's Plack and an Old Thorn|William Henry Hudson

He spent a feverish, wakeful night, though his soul was caressed by a thousand brilliant visions.
Maximina|Armando Palacio Valds

British Dictionary definitions for wakeful

wakeful

/ (ˈweɪkfʊl) /

adjective

unable or unwilling to sleep

sleepless

alert

Derived forms of wakeful

wakefully, adverbwakefulness, noun

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单词	wakeful
释义	wakeful [ weyk-fuhl ] / ˈweɪk fəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wakeful ON THESAURUS.COM adjective unable to sleep; not sleeping; indisposed to sleep: Excitement made the children wakeful. characterized by absence of sleep: a wakeful night. watchful; alert; vigilant: a wakeful foe. Origin of wakeful First recorded in 1540–50; wake¹ + -ful SYNONYMS FOR wakeful 1 sleepless, awake, insomniac, restless. 3 wary, observant. SEE SYNONYMS FOR wakeful ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR wakeful 1 asleep, sleeping. 2 sleepful. SEE ANTONYMS FOR wakeful ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM wakeful wake·ful·ly, adverbwake·ful·ness, nounun·wake·ful, adjectiveun·wake·ful·ly, adverb un·wake·ful·ness, noun Words nearby wakeful Wakashan, Wakayama, wake, wakeboarding, Wakefield, wakeful, Wake Island, wakeless, waken, wakening, wakerife Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wakeful It would not be worth mentioning for its own sake, but I was wakeful and rather low-spirited. Bleak House\|Charles Dickens So throughout the night, in my wakeful moments, I saw the light reflected from his mahogany person. Hunting in Many Lands\|Various Had an angel whispered the fatal news in my wakeful ear, I should not more firmly believe it. Jane Talbot\|Charles Brockden Brown Then, when his host had been carried to bed by his servants, his own wakeful, troubled hours would begin. Dead Man's Plack and an Old Thorn\|William Henry Hudson He spent a feverish, wakeful night, though his soul was caressed by a thousand brilliant visions. Maximina\|Armando Palacio Valds British Dictionary definitions for wakeful wakeful / (ˈweɪkfʊl) / adjective unable or unwilling to sleep sleepless alert Derived forms of wakeful wakefully, adverbwakefulness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wakeful alive, astir, attentive, careful, heedful, observant, on guard, sleepless, vigilant, waking, wary, watchful, wide-awake, unsleeping, insomniac, insomnious, on the alert, on the lookout, on the qui vive
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wakeful

adjective

Origin of wakeful

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Words nearby wakeful

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British Dictionary definitions for wakeful

adjective

Derived forms of wakeful

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