wakefulness

Nouns

  • (n) 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
  • (n) 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
    sleeplessness,
  • (n) the process of paying close and continuous attention
    • wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter
    • vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue
    alertness, vigilance, watchfulness,

Synonyms

sleeplessness alertness vigilance watchfulness

Antonyms

drowsiness sleepiness somnolence

Words of close approximity