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wakefulness

/ˈweɪk.fʊl.nəs/

wakefulness noun: the state of being wakeful.

Noun

wakefulness (countable and uncountable, plural wakefulnesses)

  1. The state of being wakeful.
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wakefulness meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Kannada

wakefulness in Tamil

wakefulness, real vision, consciousness
நனவு naṉavu
wakefulness, vigilance, circumspection
ஜாக்கிரதை jākkiratai

wakefulness in Urdu

بیداری, ہوشیاری

wakefulness in Telugu

wakefulness, carefulness, care, caution
జాగరూకత jāgarūkata

wakefulness in Kannada

ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ, ಎಚ್ಚರ
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wakefulness in Punjabi
ਜਾਗ jāg

Synonyms of wakefulness

Forms of wakefulness

pluralwakefulnesses

Origin of wakefulness

From wakeful + -ness.

Questions about wakefulness

What does wakefulness mean?
Wakefulness means the state of being wakeful.
What is wakefulness in Tamil?
Wakefulness in Tamil is நனவு (naṉavu), ஜாக்கிரதை (jākkiratai). See Wakefulness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is wakefulness?
Wakefulness is a noun.
How do you pronounce wakefulness?
Wakefulness is pronounced /ˈweɪk.fʊl.nəs/.
What is the plural of wakefulness?
The plural of wakefulness is wakefulnesses.

Words near wakefulness in the dictionary

  1. Wakeford
  2. Wakefords
  3. wakeful
  4. wakefullness
  5. wakefully
  6. wakefulness
  7. wakefulnesses
  8. Wakeland
  9. Wakelands
  10. wakeless
  11. wakelessness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wakefulness (page history and authors); ஜாக்கிரதை (Tamil) (page history and authors); wakefulness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); జాగరూకత (Telugu) (page history and authors); wakefulness (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਜਾਗ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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