Hypertext Webster Gateway: "vigilant"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Vigilant \Vig"i*lant\, a. [L. vigilans, -antis, p. pr. of
vigilare to watch, fr. vigil awake: cf. F. vigilant. See
{Vigil}.]
Attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for
safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary. ``Be sober, be
vigilant.'' --1 Pet. v. 8.

Sirs, take your places, and be vigilant. --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

vigilant
adj : 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" [syn: {argus-eyed}, {open-eyed}, {wakeful},
{watchful}]


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