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. Displaced Old English wacor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɪd͡ʒɪlənt/ Hyphenation: vi‧gi‧lant === Adjective === vigilant (comparative more vigilant, superlative most vigilant) Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary (heraldry, rare) In vigilance. ==== Synonyms ==== (watchful): alert, aware, careful, circumspect, observant, on the qui vive, wakesome, wary, watchful, on the qui vive ==== Derived terms ==== pharmacovigilant vigilantly ==== Related terms ==== vigil vigilance vigilante ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [bi.ʒiˈlan] IPA(key): (Balearic) [vi.ʒiˈlant] IPA(key): (Valencia) [vi.d͡ʒiˈlant] === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin vigilantem. First attested in 1696. ==== Adjective ==== vigilant m or f (masculine and feminine plural vigilants) vigilant ===== Derived terms ===== vigilantment ===== Related terms ===== vigilància vigilar ==== Noun ==== vigilant m or f by sense (plural vigilants) guard, watchman ===== Derived terms ===== vigilant nocturn === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== vigilant gerund of vigilar === References === === Further reading === “vigilant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “vigilant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “vigilant”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin vigilantem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vi.ʒi.lɑ̃/ === Adjective === vigilant (feminine vigilante, masculine plural vigilants, feminine plural vigilantes) vigilant ==== Related terms ==== vigiler === Further reading === “vigilant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [viɡiˈlant] Hyphenation: vi‧gi‧lant === Adjective === vigilant (strong nominative masculine singular vigilanter, comparative vigilanter, superlative am vigilantesten) (dated) cunning, smart, clever Synonyms: clever, findig, gewieft, pfiffig, gerissen (higher register) watchful, alert, wary (Austria) Synonyms: wachsam, aufmerksam ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Vigilant Vigilanz Vigilantismus ==== Related terms ==== arrogant === Further reading === “vigilant” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “vigilant” in Duden online “vigilant”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Latin == === Verb === vigilant third-person plural present active indicative of vigilō