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# wakefulness

noun (wakefulness — uncountable)

«wakefulness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Wakefulness is the state of being awake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wakefulness/#m1)
2. Wakefulness also means being unable to sleep when you want to. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wakefulness/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and health lessons on sleep, the body moves between sleep and wakefulness during a day; light and screens can cause wakefulness at night. In stories, a character's wakefulness at night shows worry or excitement. Phrases: «periods of wakefulness», «wakefulness at night».

### Examples

- Coffee can cause wakefulness at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wakefulness/#x1)
- Babies have short periods of wakefulness between sleeps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wakefulness/#x2)
- The night before the trip, excitement kept me in a state of wakefulness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wakefulness/#x3)
- Bright screens before bed can lead to wakefulness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wakefulness/#x4)
- Owls are in their wakefulness at night and sleep by day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wakefulness/#x5)
- The doctor asked Gran about her wakefulness in the early morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wakefulness/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. From «wakeful» (awake, not able to sleep) + «-ness». Formal word; everyday talk says «being awake» or «not being able to sleep».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wakefulness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wakefulness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wakefulness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wakefulness.html) on Mova free.