单词 | vigilant |
释义 | vigilant[ vij-uh-luhnt ] / ˈvɪdʒ ə lənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vigilant ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivekeenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry. ever awake and alert; sleeplessly watchful. Origin of vigilant1470–80; <Latin vigilant- (stem of vigilāns), present participle of vigilāre to be watchful. See vigil, -ant SYNONYMS FOR vigilant2 wide-awake, sleepless. SEE SYNONYMS FOR vigilant ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR vigilant1 careless. SEE ANTONYMS FOR vigilant ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for vigilant2. See alert. OTHER WORDS FROM vigilantWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH vigilantvigilant , vigilanteDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for vigilantvigilant / (ˈvɪdʒɪlənt) / adjectivekeenly alert to or heedful of trouble or danger, as while others are sleeping or unsuspicious Derived forms of vigilantvigilantly, adverbvigilantness, nounWord Origin for vigilantC15: from Latin vigilāns keeping awake, from vigilāre to be watchful; see vigil Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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