Definitions of wakefulness

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Definition of 'wakefulness'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) wakefulness
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"

2. (noun) wakefulness, sleeplessness
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"

3. (noun) watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance, alertness
the process of paying close and continuous attention
"wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"

Definition of 'wakefulness'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. wakefulness
A state in which there is an enhanced potential for sensitivity and an efficient responsiveness to external stimuli.

Translation of 'wakefulness'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (of a night) in which one gets little sleep We spent a wakeful night worrying about her.
Afrikaans: slaaploosheid	Arabic: إسْتيقاظ، أرَق، عَدَم الن	Bulgarian: безсъние
Brazilian: vigilância	Czech: nespavost; bdělost	German: die Schlaflosigkeit
Danish: søvnløshed	Greek: ξαγρύπνια	Spanish: desvelo; vigilancia
Estonian: ärkvelolek	Farsi: بي خوابي	Finnish: unettomuus
French: insomnie; vigilance	Hebrew: עֵרָנוּת	Hindi: चौकसी
Croatian: budnost	Hungarian: éberség, álmatlanság	Indonesian: keadaan jaga
Icelandic: andvaka, svefnleysi;árvek	Italian: insonnia	Japanese: 不眠
Korean: 잠들지 않음	Lithuanian: nemiegojimas, budėjimas,	Latvian: nomods; bezmiegs
Malay: tidak tidur, berjaga	Dutch: slapeloosheid	Norwegian: søvnløshet
Polish: czuwanie	Persian: بي خوابي	Pashto: ويښوالى، بى خوبى، بيدارى
Portuguese: vigilância	Romanian: insomnie; (stare de) vegh	Russian: бессонница
Slovak: nespavosť; bdelosť	Slovenian: budnost	Serbian: budnost
Swedish: vakenhet	Thai: การตื่นตัว; การนอนไม่หลับ	Turkish: uykusuzluk
Taiwanese: 醒著，無法入睡，失眠	Ukrainian: безсоння	Urdu: بے خوابی
Vietnamese: sự thao thức	Chinese: 失眠
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