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awakeness

awakeness noun: the quality or state of being awake.

Noun

awakeness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or state of being awake
    • "I sat up in bed with that feeling of broad awakeness and alertness which comes to us sometimes, and caught my breath as I listened, for through the stillness of the night came the unmistakable sound of a gentle tapping from behind the paneling of the wall.1922, Angela Brazil, The Jolliest School of All
    • The kind of awakeness that allows you to be appropriate to whatever moment you're in.1991 March 22, John Brizzolara, “Equal Temperament”, in Chicago Reader

Origin of awakeness

From awake + -ness.

Questions about awakeness

What does awakeness mean?
Awakeness means the quality or state of being awake.
What part of speech is awakeness?
Awakeness is a noun.

Words near awakeness in the dictionary

  1. awakenable
  2. awakened
  3. awakenedness
  4. awakener
  5. awakeners
  6. awakeness
  7. awakenest
  8. awakeneth
  9. awakening
  10. awakeningly
  11. awakenings

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