Meaning of WAKEFUL
| Pronunciation: | | 'weykful
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- [adj] 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"
- [adj] (of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night"
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| | Synonyms: | | alert, argus-eyed, light, open-eyed, shallow, vigilant, watchful |
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| | Definition: | | \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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