wideawake
wideawake noun: a bird, the sooty tern.
Noun
wideawake (plural wideawakes)
- A bird, the sooty tern.
- A type of hat with a broad brim made of black or brown felt.
- "He carried his benevolence to the point of coming to meet me at the little station at which I was to alight, and my heart beat very fast as I saw his handsome face, surmounted with a soft wide-awake, and which I knew by a photograph long since enshrined upon my mantel shelf, scanning the carriage...1884, Henry James, "The Author of Beltraffio" in The English Illustrated Magazine 1 (9–10) (June–July 1884).
- Wisps of white hair straggled from under his wideawake […]1912, Katherine Mansfield, "The Woman At The Store", from "Selected Short Stories"
- Synonyms:
- wideawake hat
Proper noun capitalized: Wideawake
Wideawake
Synonyms of wideawake
Forms of wideawake
| plural | wideawakes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | wide-awake |
Origin of wideawake
* From wide awake. * (hat): From a pun in Punch magazine, relating to the fact that the hat had no nap.
Named after a nearby colony of wideawakes, or sooty terns.
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Questions about wideawake
- What does wideawake mean?
- Wideawake means a bird, the sooty tern.
- What part of speech is wideawake?
- Wideawake can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of wideawake?
- The plural of wideawake is wideawakes.
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