vigilant

(vĭj'ə-lənt)
adj.
On the alert; watchful. See synonyms at aware.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vigilāns, vigilant-, present participle of vigilāre, to be watchful. See vigilante.]

vigilantly vig'i·lant·ly adv.

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adjective

Vigilantly attentive: alert, observant, open-eyed, wakeful, wary, watchful, wide-awake. Idioms: on the ball. See awareness/unawareness.

adj

Definition: careful, watchful
Antonyms: careless, impulsive, inattentive, indiscreet, negligent

IN BRIEF: Being on the alert.

I am as vigilant as a cat to steal cream. — William Shakespeare (1564-1616).

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For a list of words related to vigilant, see:

• Active, Lively, Awake, or Limber

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See words rhyming with "vigilant."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - årvågen, vagtsom

Nederlands (Dutch)
waakzaam

Français (French)
adj. - vigilant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wachsam

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γρηγορών, επαγρυπνών, άγρυπνος

Italiano (Italian)
vigile, vigilante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - vigilante, alerta

Русский (Russian)
бдительный, бодрствующий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - vigilante, atento, alerta

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vaksam, försiktig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
警醒的, 警惕的, 警戒着的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 警醒的, 警惕的, 警戒著的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 자지 않고 지키는, 경계를 늦추지 않는, 주의 깊게 지키는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 絶えず警戒している, 用心深い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) يقظ, حذر ( حارس, )‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ער, על המשמר, דרוך‬

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