Etymology: [ 'vi-j&-l&nt ] (adjective.) 15th century. From French vigilant or its source, Latin vigilans, present participle of vigilare (“stay awake”), from vigil (“awake”).
Synonyms: watchful, alert, wary, aware, on the qui vive, acute, agog, anxious, attentive, cautious, circumspect, guarded, keen, looking for, looking to, observant, on alert, on guard, on the ball
Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary, watchful; wary; alert, Attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary, diligently alert and watchful (especially to the possibility of danger), carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow", Someone who is vigilant gives careful attention to a particular problem or situation and concentrates on noticing any danger or trouble that there might be. He warned the public to be vigilant and report anything suspicious = alert + vigilance vigi·lance Drugs are a problem that requires constant vigilance. giving careful attention to what is happening, so that you will notice any danger or illegal activity (present participle of vigilare , from vigil; VIGIL), a period of observation or surveillance, the eve of some religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions, a watch kept during normal sleeping hours, especially over the body of a recently deceased or dying person, Originally, the watch kept on the night before a feast, Hence, devotional watching; waking for prayer, or other religious exercises, Later, the day and the night preceding a feast, period of wakefulness during the night (particularly for the purpose of watching or guarding); time of prayer on the eve of a religious holiday, Abstinence from sleep, whether at a time when sleep is customary or not; the act of keeping awake, or the state of being awake, or the state of being awake; sleeplessness; wakefulness; watch, a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival) a period of sleeplessness, A religious service performed in the evening preceding a feast, a period of sleeplessness, A sequestered period of reflection in which a person contemplates becoming a Companion of a Peerage Order, A vigil is a period of time when people remain quietly in a place, especially at night, for example because they are praying or are making a political protest. Protesters are holding a twenty-four hour vigil outside the socialist party headquarters. If someone keeps a vigil or keeps vigil somewhere, they remain there quietly for a period of time, especially at night, for example because they are praying or are making a political protest. She kept a vigil at Patrick's bedside, a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival), a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe, (Gr olonychtia) Spiritual exercises during the night preceding the feast day of a saint or another major feast, observed by various spiritual preparations, prayers and services, A Roman Catholic religious service held on the eve of the funeral service, the day before, The eve, or day before, a feast, in a vigilant manner, in a vigilant manner, watchfully, alertly, in a watchful manner,
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Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary - "Be vigilant for signs of disease in your garden."
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watchful; wary; alert
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Attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
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diligently alert and watchful (especially to the possibility of danger) sıfat
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carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"
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Someone who is vigilant gives careful attention to a particular problem or situation and concentrates on noticing any danger or trouble that there might be. He warned the public to be vigilant and report anything suspicious = alert + vigilance vigi·lance Drugs are a problem that requires constant vigilance. giving careful attention to what is happening, so that you will notice any danger or illegal activity (present participle of vigilare , from vigil; VIGIL)
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vigil
a period of observation or surveillance
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vigil
the eve of some religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions
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vigil
a watch kept during normal sleeping hours, especially over the body of a recently deceased or dying person
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Originally, the watch kept on the night before a feast
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Hence, devotional watching; waking for prayer, or other religious exercises
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Later, the day and the night preceding a feast
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vigil
period of wakefulness during the night (particularly for the purpose of watching or guarding); time of prayer on the eve of a religious holiday isim
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vigil
Abstinence from sleep, whether at a time when sleep is customary or not; the act of keeping awake, or the state of being awake, or the state of being awake; sleeplessness; wakefulness; watch
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vigil
a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival) a period of sleeplessness
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vigil
A religious service performed in the evening preceding a feast
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vigil
a period of sleeplessness
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vigil
A sequestered period of reflection in which a person contemplates becoming a Companion of a Peerage Order
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A vigil is a period of time when people remain quietly in a place, especially at night, for example because they are praying or are making a political protest. Protesters are holding a twenty-four hour vigil outside the socialist party headquarters. If someone keeps a vigil or keeps vigil somewhere, they remain there quietly for a period of time, especially at night, for example because they are praying or are making a political protest. She kept a vigil at Patrick's bedside
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vigil
a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
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vigil
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
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vigil
(Gr olonychtia) Spiritual exercises during the night preceding the feast day of a saint or another major feast, observed by various spiritual preparations, prayers and services
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A Roman Catholic religious service held on the eve of the funeral service
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