- wakefulness
- noun1. a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world (Freq. 4)-
consciousness during wakefulness in a sane person is pretty well ordered and familiar
• Hypernyms: ↑waking, ↑physical condition, ↑physiological state, ↑physiological condition2. 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: ↑sleeplessness• Ant: ↑sleepiness• Derivationally related forms: ↑sleepless (for: ↑sleeplessness), ↑wakeful• Hypernyms: ↑temporary state3. the process of paying close and continuous attention-wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter
-vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue
• Syn: ↑watchfulness, ↑vigilance, ↑alertness• Derivationally related forms: ↑alert (for: ↑alertness), ↑vigilant (for: ↑vigilance), ↑wakeful, ↑watchful (for: ↑watchfulness)• Hypernyms: ↑attention• Hyponyms: ↑jealousy
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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