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- [weyk-fuh l]
- /ˈweɪk fəl/
- /ˈweɪk.fəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [weyk-fuh l]
- /ˈweɪk fəl/
Definitions of wakeful word
- adjective wakeful unable to sleep; not sleeping; indisposed to sleep: Excitement made the children wakeful. 1
- adjective wakeful characterized by absence of sleep: a wakeful night. 1
- adjective wakeful watchful; alert; vigilant: a wakeful foe. 1
- noun wakeful (of a person) unable or not needing to sleep. 1
- adjective wakeful Someone who is wakeful finds it difficult to get to sleep and wakes up very often when they should be sleeping. 0
- adjective wakeful unable or unwilling to sleep 0
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Origin of wakeful
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; wake1 + -ful
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Parts of speech for Wakeful
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wakeful popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
wakeful usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wakeful
adjective wakeful
- restless — characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest: a restless mood.
- disturbed — marked by symptoms of mental illness: a disturbed personality.
- sleepless — without sleep: a sleepless night.
- insomniac — a person who suffers from insomnia, the inability, especially when chronic, to obtain sufficient sleep, through difficulty in falling or staying asleep: Her husband, an insomniac, had at last fallen asleep at the computer, head resting on the keyboard.
- awake — Someone who is awake is not sleeping.
Antonyms for wakeful
adjective wakeful
- drowsy — half-asleep; sleepy.
- inattentive — not attentive; negligent.
- sleepy — ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy.
- unaware — not aware or conscious; unconscious: to be unaware of any change.
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