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.
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wakefulness
n 1: a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of
the world
2: a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to
sleep [syn: sleeplessness] [ant: sleepiness]