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wakeful

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wake⋅ful

  [weyk-fuhl]
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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; wake 1 + -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)   
adj.  

    1. Not sleeping or not able to sleep.

    2. Without sleep; sleepless.

  2. Watchful; alert.

wake'ful·ly adv., wake'ful·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: wake·ful
Pronunciation: 'wAk-f&l
Function: adjective
: not sleeping or able to sleep : SLEEPLESS —wake·ful·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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