4 dictionary results for: wakeful
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wake·ful
[weyk-fuh
l] Pronunciation Key
[weyk-fuh
l] 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. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| wake·ful
(wāk'fəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.
wake'ful·ly adv., wake'ful·ness n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.
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