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awakening

adj · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /əˈweɪ̯kənɪŋ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • the awakening city
  • an awakening discourse
  • the awakening dawn

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Being roused into action or activity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The act of becoming aware of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

present participle and gerund of awaken

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

the act of waking

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • it was an early awakening
  • it was the waking up he hated most

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wakening, waking up

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: arousal, rousing

Narrower terms: reveille

History

Etymology

From awaken + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

72 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: արթնացում (artʻnacʻum) — the act of awaking
  • Azerbaijani: oyanış — the act of awaking
  • Danish: opvågning — the act of awaking
  • Danish: vækkelse — the act of awaking
  • Esperanto: vekiĝo — the act of awaking
  • Faroese: veking — the act of awaking
  • Finnish: herääminen — the act of awaking
  • Finnish: herätys — the act of awaking
  • French: réveil — the act of awaking
  • Georgian: გამოღვიძება (gamoɣviʒeba) — the act of awaking
  • Georgian: გამოფხიზლება (gamopxizleba) — the act of awaking
  • German: Erwachen — the act of awaking
  • Greek: ξύπνημα (xýpnima) — the act of awaking
  • Greek: αφύπνιση (afýpnisi) — the act of awaking
  • Hebrew: התעוררות (hitorerut) — the act of awaking
  • Hindi: जागना (jāgnā) — the act of awaking
  • Hungarian: ébredés — the act of awaking
  • Hungarian: felébredés — the act of awaking
  • Hungarian: ébredezés — the act of awaking
  • Icelandic: uppvakning — the act of awaking
  • Icelandic: vakning — the act of awaking
  • Indonesian: kebangunan — the act of awaking
  • Italian: risveglio — the act of awaking
  • Latin: ēvigilātiō — the act of awaking
  • Macedonian: бу́дење (búdenje) — the act of awaking
  • Macedonian: пробуду́вање (probudúvanje) — the act of awaking
  • Norwegian Bokmål: oppvåkning — the act of awaking
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vekkelse — the act of awaking
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: oppvakning — the act of awaking
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vekking — the act of awaking
  • Polish: budzenie — the act of awaking
  • Polish: budzenie się — the act of awaking
  • Polish: przebudzenie — the act of awaking
  • Portuguese: despertar — the act of awaking
  • Portuguese: acordamento — the act of awaking
  • Russian: пробужде́ние (probuždénije) — the act of awaking
  • Scottish Gaelic: dùsgadh — the act of awaking
  • Spanish: despertar — the act of awaking
  • Spanish: despertamiento — the act of awaking
  • Swedish: uppvaknande — the act of awaking
  • Swedish: väckelse — the act of awaking
  • Tocharian B: āksalñe — the act of awaking
  • Ottoman Turkish: ایقاظ (ikâz) — the act of awaking
  • Ukrainian: пробудження (probudžennja) — the act of awaking
  • Finnish: herätys — a revival of religion
  • Icelandic: trúarvakning — a revival of religion
  • Icelandic: vakning — a revival of religion
  • Indonesian: kebangkitan — a revival of religion
  • Italian: rinnovamento — a revival of religion
  • Italian: risveglio — a revival of religion
  • Macedonian: бу́дење (búdenje) — a revival of religion
  • Russian: пробужде́ние (probuždénije) — a revival of religion
  • Scottish Gaelic: dùsgadh — a revival of religion
  • Spanish: despertar — a revival of religion
  • Swedish: väckelse — a revival of religion
  • Armenian: զարթոնք (zartʻonkʻ) — being roused into action or activity
  • Danish: opvågning — being roused into action or activity
  • Hindi: जागरण (jāgraṇ) — being roused into action or activity
  • Hungarian: ébredés — being roused into action or activity
  • Hungarian: eszmélés — being roused into action or activity
  • Hungarian: ráébredés — being roused into action or activity
  • Hungarian: rádöbbenés — being roused into action or activity
  • Hungarian: ráeszmélés — being roused into action or activity
  • Indonesian: kebangkitan — being roused into action or activity
  • Macedonian: бу́дење (búdenje) — being roused into action or activity
  • Macedonian: во́збуда (vózbuda) — being roused into action or activity
  • Navajo: dadíníidzįįł — being roused into action or activity
  • Norwegian Bokmål: oppvåkning — being roused into action or activity
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: oppvakning — being roused into action or activity
  • Russian: пробужде́ние (probuždénije) — being roused into action or activity
  • Spanish: despertar — being roused into action or activity
  • Spanish: despertamiento — being roused into action or activity