| NOUN | cognition | wakefulness | a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world |
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| state | wakefulness, sleeplessness | a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep | |
| cognition | wakefulness, watchfulness, vigilance, alertness | the process of paying close and continuous attention |
| Meaning | A periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world. | |
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| Example | "consciousness during wakefulness in a sane person is pretty well ordered and familiar" | |
| Narrower | arousal | awakening from sleep / sleep / sleep |
| vigil | A period of sleeplessness | |
| Broader | physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition | The condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
| waking | The state of remaining awake | |
| Spanish | estado de alerta | |
| Catalan | estat d'alerta | |
| Meaning | A temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep. | |
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| Example | "accept your wakefulness and sleep in its own contrary way is more likely to come" | |
| Synonym | sleeplessness | |
| Broader | temporary state | A state that continues for a limited time |
| Opposite | sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolence | A very sleepy state |
| Spanish | desvelo, insomnio, vela, vigilia | |
| Catalan | desvetllament, insomni, vetlla, vigília | |
| Adjectives | wakeful | (of sleep) easily disturbed |
| Meaning | The process of paying close and continuous attention. | |
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| Example | "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter" | |
| Synonyms | watchfulness, vigilance, alertness | |
| Narrower | jealousy | zealous vigilance / vigilance |
| Broader | attention | The faculty or power of mental concentration |
| Spanish | desvelo, vigilancia, vigilia | |
| Catalan | desvetllament, vigilància | |
| Adjectives | wakeful | carefully observant or attentive |
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