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vigilant en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈvɪd͡ʒɪlənt/

Etymology

From French vigilant or its source, Latin vigilans, present participle of vigilare (“stay awake”), from vigil (“awake”). Doublet of vigilante, from Spanish. Displaced Old English wacor.

Meanings

  1. Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary.
    • Be vigilant for signs of disease in your garden.
  2. (rare) In vigilance.
    • [...] and sharing the same heraldry : argent, a crane, vigilant, or,[…] 1997, Saint Thomas More, More to Cranevelt, Leuven University Press, →ISBN, page 23:
    • von der LUTKE / Argent, a crane vigilant proper. AG. Carl von der Lutke. Arr. 1857 with the British German Crimea legion. Obtained a grant of land in the Eastern Province of the Cape Colony. 1972, C. Pama, Heraldry of South African Families: Coats of Arms/ Crests/ Ancestry:

Forms

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more vigilant Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most vigilant Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

unwary · unalert · unaware · complacent · heedless · unprepared · oblivious · unwitting

Deriveds

ultravigilant · hypovigilant · unvigilant · vigilantness · vigilantly · supervigilant · hypervigilant · pharmacovigilant

Hypernyms

careful · reckful · attentive · cautious

Hyponyms

Argus-eyed

Relateds

vigilance · vigil · vigilante · pay attention

Synonyms

careful (watchful) · aware (watchful) · on watch · hip · wary (watchful) · on the watch · unwinking (watchful) · circumspect (watchful) · observant (watchful) · on the lookout · alert (watchful) · on the qui vive (watchful) · watchful (watchful) · woke · wakesome (watchful) · wakeful · vigilant · heedful · on guard

Translations (65)

sh na oprezu (watchful) · sq syçelë (watchful) · pt vigilante (watchful) · fi varuillaan (watchful) · pl czujny (watchful) · sv uppmärksam (watchful) · az oyanıq (watchful) · de aufmerksam (watchful) · ga aireach (watchful) · hi सतर्क (watchful) · uk пильний (watchful) · ro vigilent (watchful) · hi सजग (watchful) · az duyuq (watchful) · la vigilans (watchful) · mi korita (watchful) · nn vaktsam (watchful) · unm kwèxsi (watchful) · es vigilante (watchful) · it vigilante (watchful) · az sərvaxt (watchful) · ka ფხიზელი (watchful) · eo vigla (watchful) · bg зорък (watchful) · sv försiktig (watchful) · ga cathaiseach (watchful) · az oyaq (watchful) · tr uyanık (watchful) · mi tauwhiro (watchful) · bg бдителен (watchful) · ca vigilant (watchful) · hy զգաստ (watchful) · da forsigtig (watchful) · fr vigilant (watchful) · cs ostražitý (watchful) · sh pažljiv (watchful) · sh vigilantan (watchful) · ka ყურადღებიანი (watchful) · de umsichtig (watchful) · ru бди́тельный (watchful) · az sayıq (watchful) · ro atent (watchful) · hy զգոն (watchful) · ang wacor (watchful) · az gözüaçıq (watchful) · mi awhitu (watchful) · no oppmerksom (watchful) · cs bdělý (watchful) · az ayıq (watchful) · gl vixiante (watchful) · nb vaktsom (watchful) · pl baczny (watchful) · de wachsam (watchful) · got 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍅𐍃 (watchful) · sh budan (watchful) · mi awhiti (watchful) · ga feighlíoch (watchful) · ota سهران (watchful) · lv modrs (watchful) · ar يَقِظ (watchful) · fi valpas (watchful) · no forsiktig (watchful) · am ንቁ (watchful) · ro precaut (watchful) · da opmærksom (watchful)