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wake·ful

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–adjective

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

2.	characterized by absence of sleep: a wakeful night.

3.	watchful; alert; vigilant: a wakeful foe.

[Origin: 1540–50; wake¹ + -ful

]

—Related forms

wake·ful·ly, adverb

wake·ful·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. sleepless, awake, insomniac, restless. 3. wary, observant.

—Antonyms 1. asleep, sleeping. 2. sleepful.

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wake·ful Audio Help (wāk'fəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

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

wake'ful·ly adv., wake'ful·ness n.

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wakeful
adjective
1.	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" [syn: argus-eyed]
2.	(of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night" [syn: light]
3.	marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours" [syn: waking]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈwakeful1 adjective

not asleep; not able to sleep
Example: a wakeful child

Arabic:	أَرِق، غَيْر قادِر على النَّوْم
Chinese (Simplified):	醒着的
Chinese (Traditional):	醒著的
Czech:	(stále) bdící
Danish:	vågen
Dutch:	wakker
Estonian:	ärkvelolev
Finnish:	virkeä
French:	(bien) éveillé
German:	schlaflos
Greek:	(ξ)άγρυπνος
Hungarian:	éber
Icelandic:	andvaka
Indonesian:	jaga
Italian:	sveglio

Japanese:	眠れない
Korean:	잠들지 않은, 잠 못 이루는
Latvian:	nomodā esošs; bezmiega mocīts
Lithuanian:	nemiegantis, negalintis užmigti, budrus
Norwegian:	våken; søvnløs
Polish:	czuwający, mający trudności ze spaniem
Portuguese (Brazil):	desperto
Portuguese (Portugal):	desperto
Romanian:	treaz
Russian:	бодрствующий
Slovak:	bdelý, bezsenný, nespiaci
Slovenian:	buden
Spanish:	despierto
Swedish:	vaken
Turkish:	uyanık

ˈwakeful2 adjective

(of a night) in which one gets little sleep
Example: We spent a wakeful night worrying about her.

Arabic:	مُتَّسِم بالأرَق
Chinese (Simplified):	不眠的
Chinese (Traditional):	不眠的
Czech:	probdělý
Danish:	søvnløs
Dutch:	slapeloos
Estonian:	unetu
Finnish:	uneton
French:	(nuit) blanche
German:	schlaflos
Greek:	άγρυπνος
Hungarian:	álmatlan
Icelandic:	(and)vöku-
Indonesian:	kurang tidur
Italian:	insonne

Japanese:	眠れない
Korean:	잠이 오지 않는
Latvian:	bezmiega-; negulēts
Lithuanian:	bemiegis
Norwegian:	våke-(natt), søvnløs
Polish:	bezsenny
Portuguese (Brazil):	insone, vigil
Portuguese (Portugal):	insone
Romanian:	fără somn, nedormit, (noapte) albă
Russian:	бессонный
Slovak:	prebdený
Slovenian:	brez spanja
Spanish:	en vela, desvelado, en blanco
Swedish:	vaken, sömnlös
Turkish:	uykusuz

See also: waken, wake, wake up, "wakeful" in any language

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: wake·ful
Pronunciation: 'wAk-f&l
Function: adjective
: not sleeping or able to sleep : SLEEPLESS —wake·ful·ness noun

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