What does vigilance mean?
Definitions for vigilance
ˈvɪdʒ ə lənsvig·i·lance
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word vigilance.
Princeton's WordNet
watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance, alertnessnoun
the process of paying close and continuous attention
"wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"
watchfulness, vigilance, weather eyenoun
vigilant attentiveness
"he keeps a weather eye open for trouble"
Wiktionary
vigilancenoun
Alert watchfulness.
vigilancenoun
Close and continuous attention.
ChatGPT
vigilance
Vigilance refers to the state of being watchful, alert and attentive, especially for signs of danger, difficulties, or irregularities. It involves maintaining careful, continuous observation, often in order to prevent problems or respond swiftly to any changes in the environment or situation.
Webster Dictionary
Vigilancenoun
the quality or state of being vigilant; forbearance of sleep; wakefulness
Vigilancenoun
watchfulness in respect of danger; care; caution; circumspection
Vigilancenoun
guard; watch
Etymology: [L. vigilantia: cf. F. vigilance.]
Wikidata
Vigilance
In modern psychology, vigilance, also termed sustained concentration, is defined as the ability to maintain concentrated attention over prolonged periods of time. During this time, the person attempts to detect the appearance of a particular target stimulus. The individual watches for a signal stimulus that may occur at an unknown time. The study of vigilance has expanded since the 1940s mainly due to the increased interaction of people with machines for applications involving monitoring and detection of rare events and weak signals. Such applications include air traffic control, inspection and quality control, automated navigation, military and border surveillance, and lifeguarding.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
VIGILANCE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Vigilance is ranked #159712 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Vigilance surname appeared 101 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Vigilance.
90.1% or 91 total occurrences were Black.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of vigilance in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of vigilance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of vigilance in a Sentence
This is a moment for vigilance -- for Americans to speak up and speak out, no more Middle East wars.
We have seen in countries that know the horrors of terrorism more than us, there is a pattern of increased tension and actions over the weeks that follow that means we do need to ensure that vigilance is maintained.
Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue; it needs an unceasing vigilance and a rare detachment of spirit. It cannot, like adultery or gluttony, be practiced at spare moments; it is a whole-time job.
As always, the Department of Homeland Security encourages vigilance by the public to report any suspicious activity to law enforcement.
In a democracy -- even if it is a so-called democracy like our white-?litist one -- the greatest veneration one can show the rule of law is to keep a watch on it, and to reserve the right to judge unjust laws and the subversion of the function of the law by the power of the state. That vigilance is the most important proof of respect for the law.
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- يقظةArabic
- সতর্কীকরণBengali
- vigilànciaCatalan, Valencian
- bdělostCzech
- årvågenhedDanish
- WachsamkeitGerman
- επαγρύπνησηGreek
- vigilanciaSpanish
- هوشیاریPersian
- tarkkaavaisuus, valppausFinnish
- vigilanceFrench
- जागरूकताHindi
- éberségHungarian
- զգոնությունArmenian
- vigilanzaItalian
- vigilantiaLatin
- pastabumasLithuanian
- modrība, modrumsLatvian
- årvåkenhetNorwegian
- waaksheid, waakzaamheidDutch
- czujnośćPolish
- vigilânciaPortuguese
- vigilențăRomanian
- бдительностьRussian
- bedlivosťSlovak
- vaksamhet, uppmärksamhet, vigilansSwedish
- கண்காணிப்புTamil
- విజిలెన్స్Telugu
- пильністьUkrainian
- 警惕Chinese
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