Wakeful
adjective
Unable or finding it hard to fall asleep, alert, watchful.
Despite being very tired, he was wakeful, haunted by his thoughts.
Often appears as...
- a wakeful night
- wakeful hours
adjective
Unable or finding it hard to fall asleep, alert, watchful.
Despite being very tired, he was wakeful, haunted by his thoughts.
Often appears as...
- a wakeful night
- wakeful hours
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Difficulty Sleeping
Indicates someone can't sleep even when they're very tired.
After the stressful meeting, she lay wakeful in bed.
Pro Tip 2/3Mental Alertness
Suggests being very aware and unable to relax the mind.
The guard remained wakeful throughout his night shift.
Pro Tip 3/3Anxious Watchfulness
Used to show someone is worried and constantly attentive to their concerns.
His wakeful gaze suggested he was waiting for news.
Pro Tip 1/3Difficulty Sleeping
Indicates someone can't sleep even when they're very tired.
After the stressful meeting, she lay wakeful in bed.
Pro Tip 2/3Mental Alertness
Suggests being very aware and unable to relax the mind.
The guard remained wakeful throughout his night shift.
Pro Tip 3/3Anxious Watchfulness
Used to show someone is worried and constantly attentive to their concerns.
His wakeful gaze suggested he was waiting for news.
Pro Tip 1/3Difficulty Sleeping
Indicates someone can't sleep even when they're very tired.
After the stressful meeting, she lay wakeful in bed.
Pro Tip 2/3Mental Alertness
Suggests being very aware and unable to relax the mind.
The guard remained wakeful throughout his night shift.
Pro Tip 3/3Anxious Watchfulness
Used to show someone is worried and constantly attentive to their concerns.
His wakeful gaze suggested he was waiting for news.
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Video examples
Orphan Koala Plays with...
escape any little man yeah it's very wakeful isn't he if Danny's going to be strong enough to join the bigger females outside he has to build enough strength in his muscles
Video examples
Orphan Koala Plays with...
escape any little man yeah it's very wakeful isn't he if Danny's going to be strong enough to join the bigger females outside he has to build enough strength in his muscles
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Quote examples
Moss Hart
American Playwright
So far as I know, anything worth hearing is not usually uttered at seven o'clock in the morning; and if it is, it will generally be repeated at a more reasonable hour for a larger and more wakeful audience.
Quote examples
Herman Melville
American Novelist
Old age is always wakeful; as if, the longer linked with life, the less man has to do with aught that looks like death.
Quote examples
Moss Hart
American Playwright
So far as I know, anything worth hearing is not usually uttered at seven o'clock in the morning; and if it is, it will generally be repeated at a more reasonable hour for a larger and more wakeful audience.
Quote examples
Herman Melville
American Novelist
Old age is always wakeful; as if, the longer linked with life, the less man has to do with aught that looks like death.
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