Antonyms for wakefulness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : weyk-fuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈweɪk fəl |
Definition of wakefulness
- noun watchfulness
- noun sleeplessness
- Phoebe, heavy-eyed and pale from wakefulness and worry, came then, and called them in to breakfast.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- He wanted to feel himself alone in wakefulness and unobserved.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- Robbie had recovered his wakefulness, and was kneeling at Sim's feet, chafing his hands.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- Thence the wakefulness, dreams, and pretended apparitions of vampires.
- Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet
- It is neither sleep, nor is my wakefulness the usual wakefulness.
- Extract from : « The Prodigal Returns » by Lilian Staveley
- But it is only the wakefulness of the mother who is roused by the hungry crying of her infant.
- Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
- It was a problem which Barry Houston, in spite of wakefulness, failed to solve.
- Extract from : « The White Desert » by Courtney Ryley Cooper
- With wakefulness came a horrible sensation of hunger and thirst.
- Extract from : « The Wizard of the Sea » by Roy Rockwood
- Secret uneasiness kept him in a continual state of wakefulness.
- Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne
- She was half drowsing when a brisk knock startled her into wakefulness.
- Extract from : « The heart of happy hollow » by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Synonyms for wakefulness
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