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wake·ful       [weyk-fuhl] Pronunciation Key
–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       (wāk'fəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
    1. Not sleeping or not able to sleep.
    2. Without sleep; sleepless.
  2. 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] 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Wakeful

Wake"ful\, a. Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.

Dissembling sleep, but wakeful with the fright. --Dryden. -- Wake"ful*ly, adv. -- Wake"ful*ness, n.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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