wakeful

🇺🇸 /ˈweɪkfl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈweɪkfl/
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adjective
R

staying awake instead of sleeping

He was too worried to sleep, so he was wakeful all night.

R

a period of time when someone is unable to sleep

She had many wakeful nights while he was away.

translation

adj. staying awake instead of sleeping; a period of time when someone is unable to sleep