different between vigilant vs prudent

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)

1. 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)

1. vigilant

Derived terms

• vigilantment

Related terms

• vigilància
• vigilar

Noun

vigilant m or f (plural vigilants)

1. guard, watchman

Etymology 2

Verb

vigilant

1. 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)

1. 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)

1. (dated) cunning, smart, clever
2. (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

1. third-person plural present active indicative of vigil?

English

Etymology

From Middle English prudent, from Old French prudent, from Latin pr?d?ns, contracted from pr?vid?ns (“foresight”) (English providence), the past participle of pr?vide? (“I forsee”). Unrelated to prude.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?u?d?nt/

Adjective

prudent (comparative more prudent, superlative most prudent)

1. Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct.

   Synonyms: careful, considerate, discreet; see also Thesaurus:cautious

   • 1643, John Milton, Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce

     Moses established a grave and prudent law.

2. Practically wise, judicious, shrewd.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wise

3. Frugal, economical.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:frugal

   Antonym: extravagant

Antonyms

• imprudent

Derived terms

• prudence
• prudently

Related terms

• jurisprudence
• prudence
• prudential
• provident

Translations

Anagrams

• prunted, uptrend

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin pr?d?ns.

Adjective

prudent (masculine and feminine plural prudents)

1. prudent

Derived terms

• prudentment

Related terms

• prudència

Further reading

• “prudent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “prudent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “prudent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “prudent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pr?d?ns, pr?d?ntem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?y.d??/

Adjective

prudent (feminine singular prudente, masculine plural prudents, feminine plural prudentes)

1. prudent, careful, cautious

Antonyms

• imprudent

Related terms

• prudence

Further reading

• “prudent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French prudent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pru?dent/

Adjective

prudent m or n (feminine singular prudent?, masculine plural pruden?i, feminine and neuter plural prudente)

1. prudent, careful, cautious

Declension

Synonyms

• precaut, atent, îngrijit

Related terms

• pruden??