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vigilant
English
Etymology
From French vigilant or its source, Latin vigilans, present participle of vigilare (“stay awake”), from vigil (“awake”). Doublet of vigilante, from Spanish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?v?d??l?nt/
- Hyphenation: vi?gi?lant
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
- (watchful): alert, aware, circumspect, observant, on the qui vive, wakesome, wary, watchful
Derived terms
- pharmacovigilant
- vigilantly
Related terms
- vigil
- vigilance
- vigilante
Translations
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /vi.?i?lant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /bi.?i?lan/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /vi.d??i?lant/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin vigil?ns, vigil?ntem, attested from 1696.
Adjective
vigilant (masculine and feminine plural vigilants)
- vigilant
Derived terms
- vigilantment
Related terms
- vigilància
- vigilar
Noun
vigilant m or f (plural vigilants)
- guard, watchman
Etymology 2
Verb
vigilant
- present participle of vigilar
References
Further reading
- “vigilant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “vigilant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “vigilant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vigil?ns, vigil?ntem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi.?i.l??/
Adjective
vigilant (feminine singular vigilante, masculine plural vigilants, feminine plural vigilantes)
- vigilant
Related terms
- vigiler
Further reading
- “vigilant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vi?i?lant]
- Hyphenation: vi?gi?lant
Adjective
vigilant (comparative vigilanter, superlative am vigilantesten)
- (dated) cunning, smart, clever
- (solemn) watchful, alert, wary (Austria)
Declension
Synonyms
- (cunning): clever, findig, gewieft, pfiffig, gerissen
- (watchful): wachsam, aufmerksam
Derived terms
- Vigilant
- Vigilanz
- Vigilantismus
Related terms
- arrogant
Further reading
- “vigilant” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “vigilant” in Duden online
Latin
Verb
vigilant
- third-person plural present active indicative of vigil?
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alarming
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?.?l??m.??/
- (US) IPA(key): /?.?l??m.??/
Verb
alarming
- present participle of alarm
Adjective
alarming (comparative more alarming, superlative most alarming)
- causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening
Translations
Anagrams
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