upness
- noun
- /ˈʌp.nəs/
- Informal
:
vigilia
- Her upness after the long flight made it hard for her to sleep.
Examples
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Despite the late hour, his upness kept him working on the project.
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The excitement of the event contributed to everyone's upness well past midnight.
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His upness at the meeting surprised everyone.
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I felt a sense of upness after my morning coffee.
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His upness during the night shift helped him stay focused and productive.
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I noticed her upness at the party; she was full of energy and enthusiasm.
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The child's upness in the early morning made it easy for him to join the family breakfast.
Synonyms
4
4.7
A period when you are not sleeping, often because you cannot fall asleep at night
3
2.5
The time when you are not asleep
Antonyms
How Awake
33
5.2
14
2.9
- Informal
1
4.8
6
1.8
8
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Upness comes from the small word up and the ending -ness, which makes a state. Think 'wake up' — being 'up' is not asleep, so upness is the state of being awake and alert.