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vigilant

adj
/ˈvɪd͡ʒɪlənt/

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.

  1. derived from vigilans
  2. derived from vigilant

Definitions

  1. Watchful, especially for danger or disorder

    Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary

    • Be vigilant for signs of disease in your garden.

  2. In vigilance.

    • von der LUTKE / Argent, a crane vigilant proper. AG. Carl von der Lutke. Arr. 1857 with the British German Crimea legion. Obtained a grant of land in the Eastern Province of the Cape Colony.
    • [...] and sharing the same heraldry : argent, a crane, vigilant, or,[…]

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Derived

pharmacovigilant, vigilantly

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at vigilant. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01vigilant02vigilance03watchfulness04wakefulness05wakeful06sleeping07sleep08consciousness09conscious10aware

A definitional loop anchored at vigilant. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at vigilant

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA