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So far as I know, anything worth hearing is not usually uttered at seven o'clock in the morning; and if it is, it will generally be repeated at a more reasonable hour for a larger and more wakeful audience.
Moss Hart

Meaning of "wakeful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WAKEFUL

wakeful  [ˈweɪkfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAKEFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wakeful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WAKEFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wakefulness

Wakefulness is a daily recurring brain state and state of consciousness in which an individual is conscious and engages in coherent cognitive and behavior responses to the external world such as communication, ambulation, eating, and sex. Being awake is the opposite of the state of being asleep in which most external inputs to the brain are excluded from neural processing.

Definition of wakeful in the English dictionary

The definition of wakeful in the dictionary is unable or unwilling to sleep. Other definition of wakeful is sleepless.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WAKEFUL


bookful
ˈbʊkfʊl
cheekful
ˈtʃiːkfʊl
dislikeful
dɪsˈlaɪkfʊl
forkful
ˈfɔːkfʊl
friskful
ˈfrɪskfʊl
lockful
ˈlɒkfʊl
pokeful
ˈpəʊkfʊl
rackful
ˈrækfʊl
rebukeful
rɪˈbjuːkfʊl
riskful
ˈrɪskfʊl
sackful
ˈsækfʊl
stickful
ˈstɪkfʊl
tankful
ˈtæŋkfʊl
thankful
ˈθæŋkfʊl
truckful
ˈtrʌkfʊl
trunkful
ˈtrʌŋkfʊl
unthankful
ʌnˈθæŋkfʊl
wrackful
ˈrækfʊl
wreakful
ˈriːkfʊl
wreckful
ˈrɛkfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAKEFUL

wake
Wake Island
wake up and smell the coffee
wake-robin
wake-up
wake-up call
wakeboard
wakeboarder
wakeboarding
Wakefield
wakefully
wakefulness
wakeless
wakeman
waken
wakener
waker
wakerife
wakes
wakey-wakey

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAKEFUL

careful
disgraceful
fateful
forceful
graceful
grateful
hateful
hopeful
ireful
peaceful
purposeful
resourceful
shameful
spiteful
suspenseful
tasteful
ungrateful
useful
vengeful
wasteful

Synonyms and antonyms of wakeful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WAKEFUL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «wakeful» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of wakeful

Translation of «wakeful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAKEFUL

Find out the translation of wakeful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wakeful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wakeful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

清醒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

wakeful
570 millions of speakers

English

wakeful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जाग्रत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متارق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бодрствующий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

wakeful
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাগরিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éveillé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terjaga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wach
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

油断のない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

깨어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Siyaga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thể ngủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விழுகிறேன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जागृत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uykusuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vigile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czuwający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бодрствующий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

treaz
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσεκτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wakker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vaken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wakeful
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wakeful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAKEFUL»

The term «wakeful» is normally little used and occupies the 120.749 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WAKEFUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wakeful

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QUOTES WITH «WAKEFUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wakeful.
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Moss Hart
So far as I know, anything worth hearing is not usually uttered at seven o'clock in the morning; and if it is, it will generally be repeated at a more reasonable hour for a larger and more wakeful audience.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAKEFUL»

Discover the use of wakeful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wakeful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Wakeful World: Animism, Mind and the Self in Nature
In this book, the author argues that this is based on the misrepresentation that each tree and stone has its own immortal soul.
Emma Restall Orr, 2012
2
Wakeful Anguish: A Literary Biography of William Humphrey
"Crowder's lyrical blending of biographical fact and incisive analysis corrects a mistaken view that Humphrey was among those writers mired in the pious cult of southern delusional remembrance.
A. B. Crowder, 2004
3
Healing Processes Driven by Our Unconscious in "Free Wakeful ...
Romey's theories of dream interpretation melded with the pioneering works of Freud and Jung from an earlier generation, offers a basis for Romey's therapeutic use of Free Wakeful Dreaming.
Michel Y. Depeyrot, 2010
4
Pillow problems, thought out during wakeful hours
PREFACE. TO. SECOND. EDITION. THE principal changes, made in this Second Edition of “ Pillow_Problems ”, are as follows :'— (1) After the numeral, which precedes each Question, Answer, or Solution, references are given to the pages at ...
Lewis Carroll, 1895
5
Molecular and Electrophysiological Characterization of Sleep ...
Stephany Gail Jones. Ramenofsky M, Agatsuma R., Barga M., Cameron R., Harm J., Laiidys M. M. and Ramfar T. (2003) Migratory Behavior: New Insights from Captive Studies, in Avian Migration (Berthold P., Gwinner E. and Sonnenschein E ., ...
Stephany Gail Jones, 2008
6
Hypnosis, the Wakeful Sleep
Discusses the history and techniques of hypnosis and its present uses in such fields as medicine, psychotherapy, and ESP research.
Larry Kettelkamp, 1975
7
Wakeful Nights Stephan G. Stephansson: Icelandic-Canadian Poet
Vioar Hreinsson's masterful biography of Icelandic-Canadian poet Stephan G. Stephansson (1853-1927) traces his remarkable life from Iceland to the United States to Canada.
Vidar Hreinsson, 2013
8
NPNF-213. Gregory the Great (II), Ephraim Syrus, Aphrahat
Joyous377 were to-day the Watchers,378 that the Wakeful came to wake us! Who would pass this night in slumber, in which all the world was watching? Since Adam brought into the world the sleep of death by sins, the Wakeful came down ...
Philip Schaff
9
Hms Wakeful
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! HMS Wakeful was a W-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was built under the 1916-17 Programme in the 10th Destroyer order.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
10
Understanding wakeful babies
This booklet discusses sleep patterns, wakefulness, things to try to help baby sleep better and to get to sleep, and living with a wakeful baby or child.
‎2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAKEFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wakeful is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rising water, wakeful Chief Minister, critical opposition
With DVC releasing more water from its dams, flood levels rose in West Bengal on Monday and so did the political pitch over flood relief. While the state ... «The Echo of India, Aug 15»
2
Brain Chemicals Help Keep Our Wakeful Periods Normal
When researchers switched off chemicals involved with wakefulness in the brains of mice, they found that animals slept just 65 percent of the normal time. «Science World Report, Jul 15»
3
One Wakeful Night Can Alter Clock Genes in Tissues
Swedish researchers at Uppsala University and the Karolinska Institute have found that genes that control the biological clocks in cells throughout the body are ... «Laboratory Equipment, Jul 15»
4
John Sargent out to add to his Oaks collection at Randwick
Her form profile shows remarkable similarities to the spring, when she won the Wakeful Stakes before being runner-up in VRC Oaks. "She is one of fillies that ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
5
They keep nights melodiously wakeful
Bouncing colour blobs, pulsating music and carefree dancing – these pretty much sum up the nightlife scene. But what truly keeps Vizag nights buzzing are the ... «The Hindu, Apr 15»
6
Thich Nhat Hanh out of the coma, wakeful, and smiling
The latest update out of Plum Village brings wonderful news for students and friends of Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay). As of yesterday, January 3rd, Thay is no longer ... «Patheos, Jan 15»
7
History Says - Crown Oaks
The Crown Oaks equation hasn't been a complicated one for punters in recent times: see a filly win the Wakeful Stakes impressively on the Saturday, send it ... «Racing.com, Nov 14»
8
Wakeful Stakes 2014: Thunder Lady makes mark on racetrack and …
Thunder Lady had never won a race before the Wakeful but she gained notoriety for a mounting yard incident at Hawkesbury back in September when she ... «Herald Sun, Nov 14»
9
DJs keep night melodiously wakeful in Puducherry
As the strobe lights bounce colour blobs across the room, the music kicks to life and the party folks head towards the dance floor, the city's deejays get ready for ... «The Hindu, Aug 14»
10
Insomnia and me: AL Kennedy
But my real education began with wakeful nights caused by stress: I would hear my parents fighting, I would think of frightening teachers, I would fret over ... «The Guardian, Apr 14»

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