Wakeful \Wake"ful\, a.
Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.
[1913 Webster]
Dissembling sleep, but wakeful with the fright.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster] --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wakeful
adj 1: 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" [syn: argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant,
watchful]
2: (of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light
sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night" [syn: light]
WordNet (r) 2.0
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "wakeful":
agile, alert, alive, attentive, awake, bright, insomniac,
insomnious, keen, nimble, on the, on the alert, on the ball,
on the job, prompt, qui vive, quick, ready, restless, sharp,
sleepless, slumberless, smart, unblinking, unnodding, unsleeping,
unwinking, wide-awake
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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