wakefulness

«wakefulness» in Mova's school dictionary: the state of being awake — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (wakefulness — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Wakefulness is the state of being awake. tree →

2) Wakefulness also means being unable to sleep when you want to. tree →

sense 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 →
• Babies have short periods of wakefulness between sleeps. tree →
• The night before the trip, excitement kept me in a state of wakefulness. tree →
• Bright screens before bed can lead to wakefulness. tree →
• Owls are in their wakefulness at night and sleep by day. tree →
• The doctor asked Gran about her wakefulness in the early morning. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «wakefulness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.