Definitions for: Wakeful


[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"



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: alert, argus-eyed, light, open-eyed, shallow, vigilant, watchful

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