'Wakefulness' definitions:
Definition of 'wakefulness'
From: WordNet
noun
A periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world; "consciousness during wakefulness in a sane person is pretty well ordered and familiar"
noun
A temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep; "accept your wakefulness and sleep in its own contrary way is more likely to come" [syn: wakefulness, sleeplessness] [ant: drowsiness, sleepiness, somnolence]
noun
The process of paying close and continuous attention; "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue" [syn: watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance, alertness]
Definition of 'Wakefulness'
From: GCIDE
- Wakeful \Wake"ful\, a. Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant. [1913 Webster]
- Dissembling sleep, but wakeful with the fright. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] -- {Wake"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Wake"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Wakefulness'
- Wake,
- Waked,
- Wakeful,
- Wakefully,
- Waking,
- wake up,
- waking up,
- Lich wake,
- Wake County,
- Wake Forest,
- Wake Village,
- Wake play,
- Wake, NC,
- battle of wake,
- wake board,
- wake island,
- Wake County, NC,
- Wake Forest, NC,
- Wake Village, TX,
- Wake-robin,
- battle of wake island,
- wake-up call,
- wake-up signal,
- early wake-robin,
- prairie wake-robin