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 Definitions of vigilant  [ˈvɪdʒ ə lənt]  

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Definition of 'vigilant' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) vigilant
keenly watchful to detect trouble; wary.

2.  vigilant
ever awake and alert.

Etymology:  (1470–80; < L vigilant-, s. of vigilāns, prp. of vigilāre to be watchful, der. of vigil; see vigil)

Definition of 'vigilant' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful
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"


Definition of 'vigilant' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) vigilant
attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary


Translation of 'vigilant' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: watchfulness or readiness for danger
He watched her with the vigilance of a hawk.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: waaksaam Arabic flag Arabic: يَقِظ، حَذِر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: бдителен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: vigilante Czech flag Czech: bdělý German flag German: wachsam
Danish flag Danish: vagtsom Greek flag Greek: άγρυπνος Spanish flag Spanish: vigilante
Estonian flag Estonian: valvas Farsi flag Farsi: هشیار؛ مراقب Finnish flag Finnish: valpas
French flag French: vigilant Hebrew flag Hebrew: עֵרָנִי Hindi flag Hindi: सतर्क, चौकस
Croatian flag Croatian: budan Hungarian flag Hungarian: éber, szemfüles Indonesian flag Indonesian: siaga
Icelandic flag Icelandic: árvökull Italian flag Italian: vigilante Japanese flag Japanese: 用心した
Korean flag Korean: 방심않는 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: budrus Latvian flag Latvian: modrs
Malay flag Malay: sentiasa berjaga-jaga Dutch flag Dutch: waakzaam Norwegian flag Norwegian: årvåken, vaktsom
Polish flag Polish: czujny Pashto flag Pashto: انتقام Portuguese flag Portuguese: vigilante
Romanian flag Romanian: vigilent Russian flag Russian: бдительный Slovak flag Slovak: bdelý, ostražitý
Slovenian flag Slovenian: buden Serbian flag Serbian: oprezančovek Swedish flag Swedish: vaksam
Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งระแวดระวัง Turkish flag Turkish: uyanık, tetikte Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 保持警覺的
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: пильний Urdu flag Urdu: چوکس Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cảnh giác
Chinese flag Chinese: 警惕着的

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