vigilant
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vigilant
- /ˈvɪd͡ʒɪlənt/
Where it comes from
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.
adjective more vigilant · most vigilant
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Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary.
Be vigilant for signs of disease in your garden.
Similar: alert, aware, careful, circumspect, observant, on the qui vive, wakesome, wary, watchful, unwinking
- In vigilance. 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.
Similar: heedful, hip, on guard, on the lookout, on the watch, on watch, vigilant, wakeful, woke · Opposite: complacent, heedless, oblivious, unalert, unaware, unprepared, unwary, unwitting
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: open-eyed, watchful, alert, argus-eyed, wakeful, aware, vigilance, observant, alertness, beware, attentive, attentively, wary, careful, caution, mindful
adjective
Similar: heedful, hip, on guard, on the lookout, on the watch, on watch, vigilant, wakeful, woke · Opposite: complacent, heedless, oblivious, unalert, unaware, unprepared, unwary, unwitting
Translations
Talk about this word "vigilant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vigilant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vigilant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vigilant "vigilant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vigilant.Cite this
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title = {vigilant},
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