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vigilant

  • [viɡiˈlant]

Rhymes with ant

Where it comes from

Entlehnung aus lateinisch vigilans ^(→ la) „wachsam“

adjective vigilant · vigilanter · am vigilantesten · vigilante · vigilantes

  1. archaic eine hohe Intelligenz mit scharfem Verstand besitzend Sherlock Holmes war ein vigilanter Detektiv.

In English

  • wakeful sleepless — see also sleepless

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"vigilant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/vigilant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{vigilant_2026,
  title = {vigilant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/vigilant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}