vigilant
Syllables: vi·gi·lant/ˈvɪd͡ʒɪlənt/
vigilant adjective: watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary.
Adjective
vigilant (comparative more vigilant, superlative most vigilant)
- Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary.
- Be vigilant for signs of disease in your garden.
- Synonyms:
- 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.1972, C. Pama, Heraldry of South African Families: Coats of Arms/ Crests/ Ancestry
- [...] and sharing the same heraldry : argent, a crane, vigilant, or,[…]1997, Saint Thomas More, More to Cranevelt, Leuven University Press, →ISBN, page 23
vigilant meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
vigilant in Hindi
- watchful
- सतर्क satark, सजग sajag
vigilant in Tamil
- எச்சரிக்கையாயுள்ள, எச்சரிக்கையாய் உள்ள, கவனமாய் இருக்கிற, சுதாரிப்பு, விழிப்புணர்வு, விழிப்புள்ள
vigilant in Marathi
- vigilant, alert
- सावध sāvadh
- vigilant, attentive
- जागे j̈āge
vigilant in Urdu
- بیدار, چوکنا, چوکس, ہوشیار, خبردار, نگراں
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- vigilant in Telugu
- జాగ్రత్త jāgratta, జాగ్రత jāgrata
- vigilant in Malayalam
- സാവധാന, ഉണർച്ചയുള്ള, കരുതലുള്ള, ജാഗരൂകമായ
- vigilant in Kannada
- ಜಾಗರೂಕ, ಎಚ್ಚರದಿಂದಿರುವ, ಉಸ್ತುವಾರಿ ನೋಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ, ಎಡೆಬಿಡದೆ ಕಾವಲಿರುವ
- vigilant in Gujarati
- સતર્ક satark
- vigilant in Arabic
- يَقِظ yaqiẓ
Examples of vigilant in a sentence
- They'd receive fewer complaints if they'd ensure that their quality control remains vigilant.
- The pilot kept a vigilant eye out for runway obstructions throughout the rollout.
- But these too were discovered by Miles's vigilant but bogus police, given chase to, and unmercifully clubbed.
Synonyms of vigilant
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Antonyms
Forms of vigilant
| comparative | more vigilant |
|---|---|
| superlative | most vigilant |
Origin of vigilant
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.
Words formed from vigilant
Questions about vigilant
- What does vigilant mean?
- Vigilant means watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary.
- What is vigilant in Hindi?
- Vigilant in Hindi is सतर्क (satark), सजग (sajag). See Vigilant meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is vigilant?
- Vigilant is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce vigilant?
- Vigilant is pronounced /ˈvɪd͡ʒɪlənt/.
Words near vigilant in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: vigilant (page history and authors); vigilant (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); जागे (Marathi) (page history and authors); vigilant (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); జాగ్రత (Telugu) (page history and authors); vigilant (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vigilant (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); સતર્ક (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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