wakefulness
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
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
Types & categories
- waking hypernym
- physical condition hypernym
- arousal hyponym
- vigil hyponym
Sense 2 noun
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
Types & categories
- temporary state hypernym
Related & opposite
- sleepiness antonym
- insomniac derivation
- wakeful derivation
Sense 3 noun
the process of paying close and continuous attention
wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | waking |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical condition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | arousal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vigil |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | sleepiness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | insomniac |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wakeful |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | temporary state |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | alert |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | open-eyed |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | alivep |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | attention |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | jealousy |