wakefulness

Meanings

Plural: wakefulnesses

Noun

• a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world
  • "consciousness during wakefulness in a sane person is pretty well ordered and familiar"
• 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"
• the process of paying close and continuous attention
  • "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"
• The state of being wakeful.

Synonyms

alertness, consciousness, energy, get-up-and-go, invigoration, pep, sleeplessness, verve, vigilance, vigor, wakefulness, watchfulness

Antonyms

sleepiness

Related Words

awake, wake