About The Word Vigilant
Learn about the word Vigilant to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Vigilant definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Vigilant
| Vigilant Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of 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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Vigilant: alert | argus-eyed | open-eyed | wakeful | watchful Related Terms | Find terms related to Vigilant: See Also | Vigilant In Webster's Dictionary \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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Readjust ‐ adjust anew; "After moving back to America, he had to readjust"…
- Tamara karsavina ‐ Russian dancer who danced with Nijinsky…
- Pulasan tree ‐ East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than…
- Eye-beaming ‐ a radiant glance of the eye; "he pretended profundity by eye-beamings…
- Semiabstract ‐ characterized by stylized but recognizable…
- Vitality ‐ an energetic style [n] the property of being able to survive…
- French marigold ‐ strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower heads…
- Razzle-dazzle ‐ any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the…
- Genetic marker ‐ a specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be…
- Menyanthaceae ‐ a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order…