English → Latin
“wakeful” in Latin
exsomnissleepless, watchfulvigilōto watch through, spend in watching, do or make while watching; to watch, remain awake, keep or be awake at night; to rivigilawake, watching, alertexcubōto lie or sleep outdoors; to keep watch
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
wakeful
exsomnis (sleepless): vigilans: vigil (awake, PROP. and figuratively). To be wakeful, vigilare (PROP.): excubare (figuratively).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for wakeful?
- The usual Latin words for “wakeful” are exsomnis, vigilō, vigil; also excubō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.