wakeful

wake·ful  (wkfl)

adj.

1.

a. Not sleeping or not able to sleep.

b. Without sleep; sleepless.

2. Watchful; alert.

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wakeful·ly adv.

wakeful·ness n.

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wakeful

Adjective

1. unable to sleep

2. without sleep: wakeful nights

3. alert: wakeful readiness

wakefulness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	wakeful - 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" open-eyed, vigilant, argus-eyed alert, watchful - engaged in or accustomed to close observation; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"
	2.	wakeful - (of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night" light shallow - not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply; "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance"
	3.	wakeful - marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours" waking awake - not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake"