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Thesaurus: wakeful

Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.

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  1. a. Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.
  2. adj. carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
  3. adj. (of sleep) easily disturbed
  4. adj. marked by full consciousness or alertness
  5. Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant. Dissembling sleep, but wakeful with the fright. Dryden. -- Wake"ful*ly, adv. -- Wake"ful*ness, n.
  6. Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.Dissembling sleep, but wakeful with the fright. Dryden.-- Wake"ful*ly, adv.-- Wake"ful*ness, n.
  7. j:100 s carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger s (of sleep) easily disturbed s marked by full consciousness or alertness